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Originally Posted by shek
Once again, I'm having trouble understanding how the above squares with Islam.
The exception for men to marry women of the book.
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I personally doubt translations which have inserted words into the text using parenthesis, which were never said in the Quran.
Anyway it concludes at the end with "If you reject faith, its fruitless". And only virtous women are allowed for marriage, amongst the Jews and Christians... That too 90% of the Muslims men at least undeniably understand that the women would have to accept Islam as their faith and not just for marriage, but really believe in it.
My cousin sister married an American Christian man. He did convert though. Today hes a better Muslim than me... or her :D. (to be PC: It's not my place to judge).
Another friend of mine who married a malaysian Christian girl. When they were engaged he asked her to convert, she's like "Hey I was going to ask YOU to convert". He comes to us and is like "Wtf?". After busting his balls for a while almost everyone was like you care about religion more than her then don't marry her. Otherwise do it.
He married her :D.
The guy has not prayed in a decade! And brings up this issue when it comes to marriage? I guess just to be accepted in the majoritative muslim society.