Can we just skip to the part where he divorces his wife and shacks up with Erika Kirk?
Could this be a turning point in his relationship?
That Depends™
Is his couch Christian?..
👈👈 nice.
Was it ever a real relationship? I figured he bought her online with the coutch he fucks
He’s a convert himself, and she supported him in that conversion in the first place.
Remember when she was so sure they’d win the presidency that she quit her high paying job immediately before he was chosen as VP? I think she’s still all in on this, because I also think she has more conviction than he does
This is how faith works… Why, if he believes what he says he believes, wouldn’t he want his partner to do the thing that he thinks will ensure her “eternal life?”
The fact this is a headline is strange to me.
Vance is fake Christian and he’s using this lie to pander to Christofascists complaints about him being married to a heathen.
No, I know he is. I’m just pointing out this is authentic Christian behavior. No Christian is going to look at the headline and think twice about it. Especially considering the whole bit about being “unequally yoked.”
Respect for the faith she chose but doesn’t practice?
You can respect someone’s faith while simultaneously wanting them to convert to yours.
For example, if your partner smokes, surely you’d want them to quit because it’s better for them, no? But you can also respect their choice to continue smoking because they enjoy it, but you’d probably still bring it up every now and then because it’s really important to you.
If you literally believe someone’s eternal salvation is on the line, you’d bring it up every so often.
I would love to be in a relationship where “no” means “ask me later”
That’s pretty much always what “no” means, right? Almost nothing people say is final, so in a different context and after having grown a bit, the topic can usually be revisited.
The important thing is to be open and trusting enough in a relationship that each partner knows when a “no” could change to “I’ll give it a shot.” That usually takes more than time, but some concessions from both parties.
It looks like JD Vance’s wife is Hindu. I work with a few Hindus, and they’re generally pretty open to discussions about religion. One celebrates Christmas with the nativity and everything, so sometimes we discuss similarities between Christianity (my faith) and their flavor of Hinduism, and occasionally we’ll work in Islam (some of my other coworkers). If we can explore our religions like this in a workplace setting, with respect, surely a married couple with more trust can explore it as well.
There should never be any kind of force or ultimatum for something like this. I occasionally invite my coworkers to religious events, and they do as well. I’ve been to a Mosque for a service (and talked to the Imam after), and I’ve visited a Hindu temple a few times, generally avoiding special services so as to not distract (like Eid-al-Fitr or Diwali), unless explicitly invited (I joined a friend for the first night of Ramadan).
Conversion isn’t something you can force someone to do, nor should you try, it’s something they need to do on their own. You can invite them to learn, which is the first step.
