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Merry Meet Delriece...
I have been a practicing wiccan for nearly 5 years. I am getting
married in july, and my fiance' is a christian. She accepts my religion, and
dosen't have any problems with my beliefs, but this evening, we met
with the christian minister who will be marrying us. He gave us several
examples of standerd wedding vows and prayers, but all of them are hevily
christian, and I am very uncomfortable using any of them. also, I am a
closet wiccan, so only a few people know about my religion. I have told
the minister that I am an athiest, but I'm worried that if I ask him to
omit all of the christian parts of the service, he will refuse to do
the ceremony for us. I can handle being "in the eyes of god" and those
kind of phrases, but some of the phrases include the groom saying " in
the name of jesus christ" and things like that. Which is something I am
not at all comfortable doing. How can I make the ceremony non offensive
for myself, but keep it normal enough so that it dosen't arouse!
any suspicion?
MoonWolf in IN
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Dear MoonWolf,
The first and most important person to discuss this with is your Fiancee if you haven't already. Let her know how important it is to you to be comfortable with the ceremony. Then talk with the minister about it. You can always find a new minister to marry you if yours will not agree to toning down the vows. Remember that this is ultimately for you and your fiancee so decide what elements of the ceremony are most important and give them priority.
Light!
Delriece
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