# For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-unbelieving-husband-is-sanctified-by-the-wife/383982>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 13, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-unbelieving-husband-is-sanctified-by-the-wife/383982 "2006-12-13T17:37:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-unbelieving-husband-is-sanctified-by-the-wife/383982/21 "2006-12-14T20:15:08Z")

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[QUOTE=chrisk]  
Sorry, I just _have_ to share this “how I originally read the OP title:”

For the unbelieving husband is sacrificed by the wife.  
That is all.  
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Same here!

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**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-unbelieving-husband-is-sanctified-by-the-wife/383982/22 "2006-12-14T20:37:14Z")

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]  
We’re talking about **Christian** doctrine, **Monty.** 😉  
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LDS doctorine is exactly the same as Christain doctorine, with the exception of the places that it differs.

And LDS don’t believe in the whole “sins of the fathers shall be inheirited by the children” thing, which makes this entire discussion moot with regard to them, anyway.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-unbelieving-husband-is-sanctified-by-the-wife/383982/23 "2006-12-14T21:08:12Z")

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He was joking, **begbert2** , thus the “winkie.”

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