Re: Muslim women marrying non-muslim Men
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And what if they didn't? It's a crap shoot. Almost an arrogance on our part to expect them to convert anyway.
But I just don't understand the mentality...how can one marry outside the faith if they are serious about it on any level?
Don't get me wrong...I'm not so much concerned about the being "partially" practicing bit...aren't we all? It's just that to suggest one could be intimate with someone who does not truly hold the Quran to be a revelation from God, and the Prophet (pbuh) as the last and final messenger...I just don't get it. And never mind that...good luck trying to convince your kids that it's not okay to drink, date (heh...yeah, right), and so on when one of the parents could care less to impart those values or even contradicts them on a daily basis.
I have mixed experience...but one thing is for certain...if the muslim half of the couple isn't gung ho about their faith, the children end up abandoning faith in the traditional sense..."half Muslims", so to speak. And even if they are, it's often a major source of discord in the relationship...never mind when children arrive on the scene.
And this isn't to say that there are no Muslim kids who result from these unions...I just count that as a blessing...
As for the "let the kids decide" crowd...yeah right. That just screams "faith isn't important enough to pass on"...how many parents are okay with kids dropping out of school, or being anti-social? We push stuff on kids left right and center, because we want them to care about what we care about. One wants what is best for them, and if religion isn't a part of that equation, then clearly religion isn't important to that person...