{"id":41095,"date":"2026-08-12T15:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41095"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:41:07","slug":"woman-used-to-be-close-with-mil-and-is-horrified-by-her-flip-after-an-email-announcement-to-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41095","title":{"rendered":"Woman Used To Be Close With MIL And Is Horrified By Her Flip After An Email Announcement To Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p data-block-id=\"5f0d01ef-02e2-440d-a261-ba559bafcefb\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><a href=\"http:\/\/boredpanda.com\/topics\/religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Religion<\/a> can be a significant part of marital happiness, as research has shown that couples who share the same faith tend to stay together more often. In the U.S., the most commonly practiced religion is Christianity, as about 62% of adults <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religious-landscape-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">identify<\/a> as Christians. But what happens when one spouse decides to leave the religion?<\/p>\n<p data-block-id=\"19be95ea-eeb8-4985-8a53-0283e21b44c5\">In some marriages, nothing. In others, family members are quick to act as if it\u2019s their business, with their approval or disapproval. This MIL, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TwoHotTakes\/comments\/1ixw9mh\/my_mil_asked_my_husband_if_he_wants_help_getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">crossed the line<\/a> when she secretly offered her son \u201chelp\u201d to divorce his wife because she left their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/former-members-realized-were-cult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">conservative Christian<\/a> faith. The feud escalated into a physical confrontation, after which the wife decided she had had enough.<\/p>\n<h3>A woman left her family\u2019s religion and angered her in-laws in the process<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11056087\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"569\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/app.envato.com\/search\/photos\/1034ccac-a528-4252-ba64-347de217e07b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">zoranzeremski (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>While her husband didn\u2019t mind it, her MIL tried to secretly get him to divorce her<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_35e0b7cf32f7de69a7327055a666a724.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_122aff25d9d5746b5d79b77194bec38e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_3c8a23a4a933dc2925729fc9bea2252b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_24fc38a55e40cb30d1d9bc06214d310e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_e881c0515e7c8b11fa002e3a39352bad.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_a9b30f076f5d4718d20d245109c470fa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_4f07c43bfcc4a496f18fbdd6bbcd3572.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_70a34676385e2ff779ee8ad665187cb5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_2c72d64efe7d171802be9cd43eb333d8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_bae555173c46dff6b427dcfbcf5e2348.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11056089\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"617\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/app.envato.com\/search\/photos\/9255a487-b857-43c7-b772-4c8cd90a45f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YuriArcursPeopleimages (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_cd05c6e73e666890de55215ee0f76e84.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_1310dc3246d79b6abce92a061b02fad0.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_b931e16ffcb7409ae46dfbf42cbe2e49.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_5384bff3e486db3823f42b991a4521ca.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_3684c5b17e0130f7c362ba5a88eff557.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_83790ba0257f8cb64b96cf7f1fbf094f.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_554fa665c06a0322377cc783800f2190.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_828a4003c7d0cae21a3eea7cb1cde67b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_106f258b9c7bd24153d7601f6e7ba09e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_db7c64725a6d6f8b24d9407952444336.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_f4f74f4c5444a65513fea0bf8d2b49ac.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_183d55bb038c5acb02a3fe1ff96973ed.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11056091\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/app.envato.com\/search\/photos\/11521dfb-dc1a-42e8-a954-e6c7b05d7219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JulieAlexK (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_1ea7c094d1be065449ce1bbc0cb7e478.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_446ca5eee6c606b9be88ed1d4aef914e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author_bc811cbd946f33e63bf684ba7658d193.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TwoHotTakes\/comments\/1ixw9mh\/my_mil_asked_my_husband_if_he_wants_help_getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">_PeachyQueen_<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>In the comments, the wife clarified that she was deconstructing from the Mormon faith<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_35de6de6290b5d897a3554996a49b054.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_877a5fc136b80b0a5cce4407f9760b07.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_70c1563530cbc065b1ab3839911bb49f.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_c0c7e5fbc18df436d015b229356d7982.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_0e081e8b565c351225af83def32291a4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_158a3edb49f47de5ce9838f4ab0b5ecb.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_97564d0630461000f49743fedd3dba9e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_cae003993a0831391243579a86910fff__censored.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_634ef6244958f41bcc04e7a6d87603dc.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_7e86159264759d5b3b4dd06f066fa22a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_d25171efdb2bc5cf1ec84ed322ecb182.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_f942ec1f88445ad05b291b83bc5a30ec.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_fca976c42fad0a1a865c40c12774ce72.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_437f2aa4d04ea72b52c44fc6413eba09.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_7bb929d4eda2fc09ddd6d862e3cb3bfd.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_1e51e953ca48cb5786d995dd987bc805.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_19983ce026e0751157c6110313db2050.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_92cbf03351c83e7f84a9226ea61d57c0.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_812ae1c6bc4894152a55e5722832dc88.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_ea669b7c143ae9045b29c8df5fa7393a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_1b6992be891ea53c85af4737c9c5530a.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_37f1bbf26e879731a63b1cd3270b58db.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Commenters urged the couple to show a unified front and go no contact with the in-laws<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_04ba8eaa52c49ade5ebf3b2795fee44e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_fef7c886964375490c0fb0a69a94476d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comment_2f99e6499f407265e91ba9e0908338be.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religion can be 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In the U.S., the most commonly practiced religion is Christianity, as about 62% of adults identify as Christians. 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