When Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise, it was
a tabloid dream. After all, theirs seemed a fairy tale courtship and wedding.
What seamy secrets led to her decision?
Reports indicate it all came down to religion. She was
uncomfortable with what he wanted to teach their daughter. Terrified, actually,
if the reports of how she left him are true. Those read like a stealth escape
from a coolly maniacal villain.
What comes to mind is Paul's admonition to the church at
Corinth: Do not be unequally yoked
together with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14).
Paul was talking about Christians marrying non-Christians. But
regardless of the religion, there is tension in a household with divergent
beliefs. One gets upset the other goes to church every Sunday. One gets frustrated the other must meditate for an hour a day. And so on. It's hard to be unified
when two are standing on separate foundations.
Maybe Katie thought Tom would become less fervent. Perhaps
Tom thought Katie would become more active. It appears each underestimated the magnitude
of the other's beliefs.
It appears
they were unequally yoked.
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