To be honest, one Christian must not fear on how his/her "brother/sister" in Christ perceive him as in individual simply because he/she marries a non-believer and these "brothers/sisters" must not make this Christian feels like he/she is being judged because if they do then they too have already breached the sanctity of Christianity. Only God can judge, I don't even think Jesus judged an individual at his own accord. It was all done in accordance to God's will.

For one, I don't need to man up to face them because I don't owe them anything. I owe my parents and my parents did not say a thing about what i have decided and supported me all the time. If a Christian decides on a matter solely because he/she fears the social/religious repercussions that he/she may face then 1) the religion is wrong or 2) the church that he/she has been attending is the wrong church.

I attribute the rising in divorce rate in Malaysia to this. People are more inclined into seeking religious salvation rather than what is good for themselves so they rather give up marrying someone who has a higher rate of compatibility because they are a non-believer and in turn, marry someone who is a believer but has much lesser compatibility rate JUST because for the sake of compliance. This is wrong because he/she has allowed religion to dictate how he/she lives his life properly.

Religion should be a guide rather than a dictator.

I don't go to church anymore but because of some obvious reasons (not because I married a non-believer). Maybe it is just me but 90% of the Christian that I met do not walk to talk. They could be 110% religious and holy in church but transformed into an absolute devil once they stepped out of church. Too many hypocrites.

Like the scriptures says, my body is the temple and as long as I believe in God, my church is with me.