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When one partner's faith changes and charitable giving becomes complicated

My wife and I both grew up giving to Christian organizations, but I've become agnostic while she's remained devout, and now our joint charitable giving feels either hypocritical on my part or disappointing to her, and we don't know how to navigate this change in our shared spiritual life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are learning that shifts in belief can transform even practical decisions into questions about the authenticity of their relationship.

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