If you want to know what Christians should and shouldn't be doing, I understand there was a best-selling book written a while back (and printed on Gutenburg's press) you may want to check out. If you've been basing your understanding of Christianity on what those 76% have been doing, you will probably be quite surprised by what that book has to say.

You're right that this thread should be over because, thankfully, it's just a rumor. Would you be interested in an online Bible study? Send me a message if you would and I'd be glad to share what the Bible teaches about pre-marital cohabitation. In respect to your premise that living together leads to happy, fulfilled and long-lasting marriages, I'll just say this: Guys don't buy cows that they are milking for free.

let me get this straight:

as a Christian, you aren't allowed to...sorry, poor choice of words...you "shouldn't" move in with somebody that you love before you're married? I know the rumors are false and everything, but say a day comes when they are at that place in life, you still think carrie isn't acting as a proper Christian if she moves in with a guy before marriage? Or that Mike isn't putting her values first?

aside from the fact that that view on life is so completely skewed and rigid, i have to add something. If they ever decide to move in together, it is because they love each other and feel like they are moving forward in their relationship that is based on trust. And if it doesn't work out or they don't end up getting married, that's not wrong, or that they ignored any Christian values when moving in together. Half of the marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. Seeing as how 76% of the U.S. is Christian, can you see where I'm getting at? Don't impose so-called Christian morals and values into this scenario. Carrie is an adult, and she'll do what she feels is right when the time comes, seeing as how she was raised properly and you all rave about her being a great role model. Why would you lose faith in her all of a sudden?

don't worry, i'm not bashing christianity or your way of life, I just kind of want you to at least broaden your perspective on relationships,etc. So many times, people come onto this site and criticize Carrie and use Christianity as an excuse to do so.

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The blog was false. Just another attempt by someone to bring down Carrie.

I don't think they are moving in with each other. I read somewhere that the blog wasn't true. But who knows

Regardless, 76% is the reported number of Christians in America. whether or not that entails that they are "true" Christians practicing "true" Christian values is irrelevant. The facts are this: Carrie already disproved the rumors, she even said herself in an interview that it was way too early and she's more old-fashioned. My point was this: from what you said, it sounds like it is very non-Christian if she does in fact, decide to move in with her boyfriend. My point is this: doesn't she have the right to move in with a person she loves, before marriage, if that day does in fact come? Without people or her fans condemning her in the sanctity of Christianity or any religion, at that matter?

Rumors or not, whatever Carrie does in life, it's her business. She's a mature adult and morally sound. Trust in her. Don't you think that she would weigh her Christian values(as well as common sense) before committing to such a decision? Don't rush into using Christianity as an excuse to condemn her for her actions just because you wouldn't do the same, just because she's Christian as well and loves God.

There's just something about hypocrisy that's innately repugnant. It may not seem fair, but when you claim to have certain values, people expect you to live by them. I think you hinted at that by mentioning that more than half of the marriages of people who claim to be Christians end in divorce. You expect more from people who claim to have been changed.

addressing that last part, the only reason anybody "expects" more from, how did you say it...people who claim to have been changed, is because in general, the basis of Christianity is to "spread the word" and preach their own values onto others. We're talking about the masses here, so don't assume I'm talking about you in particular. For the most part, that's what all religion is usually about, spreading. So obviously, one would make the argument that if these are the people trying to impart their beliefs and values onto others, then why have half of them failed in their own lives(marriage-wise), if they are supposedly practicing those same beliefs and values? It's not the religion that's flawed, it's the people and how they interpret it.

That's really the only objection i've had to the comments on this forum, in regards to Carrie and acting Christian-like. I'm not against religion at all, it's just when people come up here and pretty much, JUDGE Carrie or others, as if they're on some type of religious superiority, you have to question those motives.

but anyways, from the getgo, i've been talking about carrie and the idea of her living with somebody else. throughout all of this, my only question has been this: Do you think Carrie would be acting unChristian-like if one day she were to move in with her boyfriend, before marriage? And if you think so, why is that? If you say, "because it's not very Christian of her," then i'd ask you to reexamine your so-called Christian principles that you have interpreted to mean, If two people love each other and have been with each other for a while, who trust each other and are moving forward, then they STILL shouldn't live together before they got married. You do realize that that is one of the reasons why so many younger people get married too soon then divorce? because in a rush to live with each other and have sex and all of those little things, they still think it's marriage first, then they're in the clear from condemnation. There is something fundamentally flawed with that type of reasoning.

i really hope this is the end of this thread, because it keeps straying away from the original topic of carrie and mike. they aren't moving in together, period. But if they do, who are you to judge them for it, if the timing is right?

He wants you to shine your light to others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. You have such a great influence as a celebrity. My little girls look up to you as their role model. As a mother, I thought of your mom.
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Carrie, by the grace of God, I know that you will do the right thing. Jesus Christ loves you so much and wants the best for you. God has blessed you with such an amazing talent for a purpose. He wants you to shine your light to others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. You have such a great influence as a celebrity. My little girls look up to you as their role model. As a mother, I thought of your mom.
For some of your colleagues Carrie, you might be the only Jesus that they'll ever going to see.
I'll be praying for you.

76% Christian? I doubt it. I believe 76% may go to church but going to church and being a Christian are entirely different things. Believe me, I know from experience. Jesus said you must be born again. It is interesting what He did not say. He did not say you must go to church or your good works must out number your bad or be just a good moral person.

The reason Islam is making gains is they say we are a Christian nation and then point out what Americans do. We have not been a Christian nation in probably 40 or more years. We have been a religious nation however.