He made an even worse one after that.
Your marriage is invalid if you don't believe in Jesus derp!
Dear asshole,
One of my best friends is a devout Christian. She loves God and Jesus very much. She was raised in a Christian household and believes every word of the Bible. Her parents do too. The Church is a very big part of their lives. According to you, this is the foundation of a healthy family.
So tell me, then, why she can't help but burst into tears when she gets a bad grade on a test, simply because she is afraid of the verbal abuse her parents will heap on her when she gets home? Is this the act of a healthy Christian home that bases its values on the teachings of Jesus? Do healthy Christian homes call their daughters "trash" and threaten to sabotage all their opportunities in life? Do they drive their children - their happy, intelligent, kind children - to contemplate suicide? Is that your definition of a healthy Christian family?
You might say you were born out of wedlock, and you might say you were saved. ("Spotless, blameless, no sin in you" sure does seem to sum up how you view yourself.) But that never gives you the authority to judge. Heck, according to your own religion, only God can judge! Do you speak for God? Are you his Son? Were you handed the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai? Were you conceived in a Virgin's womb? Were you nailed to a cross and resurrected from the dead? But most of all, did you preach a message of peace, redemption, and turning the other cheek? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Love,
Wykked Wytch