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Jeremy\xa0and Elise had the perfect Christian beginning to what promised to be the perfect Christian marriage.\xa0 They met in church.\xa0 Even though they had very different backgrounds and life experiences, and an age difference of almost 6 years, they found a strong attraction to each other, similar life goals, and of course their shared faith wonderful reasons to tie the traditional Christian knot.\xa0 They began a Family right away, their son being born shortly before their first wedding anniversary and a daughter followed nearly three years later.\xa0 Due to\xa0Jeremy\u2019s career as a chemical engineer their family has moved many times, three time across the country.\xa0 They currently live in the fifth home they have bought together.\xa0Now, married 20 years in 2019,, with one child in college and a high school sophomore at home,\xa0Jeremy\xa0and Elisa are navigating marriage, family, and independence after deconversion.\xa0 Through they walk that path together now, it wasn\u2019t always so.\xa0\xa0Jeremy\xa0began his process towards unbelief many years ago. When he admitted to Elise in 2010 that he was an atheist, as a believer she \xa0thought their marriage would end in divorce. Thankfully, it didn\u2019t.\xa0 Elise began her own process in 2015, with no input from\xa0Jeremy. She declared herself free from religion in 2016.\xa0 Today, they discuss being \u201cequally and unequally yoked\u201d.\xa0 How they navigated the very tough times they faced. How they had to renegotiate what marriage and family meant to them. More importantly, how they were able to do it with their marriage and their love and respect for each other intact.\xa0They want everyone with a believing spouse to know that there is hope. There can be fulfillment in an unequally yoked marriage. And ultimately, that the gift of personal freedom and autonomy within marriage is the best gift you give your loved one and yourself.\xa0 \xa0

We taped this conversation on April 6, 2019. Thanks for listening and "Be a Yes-Sayer to What Is".

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