Can You Convince Me?

Question

I was born and raised Catholic. I am now married to a Muslim. Which religion should I go (stay) with and why?

LEO B: My husband is a devote Muslim. Islam states Muslim men can marry non-Muslim women as long as she is a woman of the book (Christian)

I have been living in a Muslim country for 5+ years and know very well that Muslims are not how they are portrayed in Western TV.

Now, maybe I phrased the question wrong. I want more in-depth doctrines of each faith, not just answers that it's up to me. I know THAT.

Answer 1

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religion is not a club or membership or class... its your belief... go with what you believe...

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Answer 2

I was also born and raised Catholic and married a Muslim man. His family tried for 12 years to convert me to Islam. I was never very religious growing up and new there had to be more than traditional Catholicism could offer. However, I also know Jesus IS God! I would have converted to Islam if they believed Jesus is God! They do not believe that. To them He is just a prophet. Obviously, by you posting on here, you are unsure of your beliefs. Believe me, I understand what you are going through...if you would like to discuss this more in depth, I would love to talk to you. email me and know you are not alone in this.

Answer 3

Convince you of what? Nobody can make you believe. You choose what you think is the truth. It seems to me that you are letting society make this decision for you. In that case, here are a few possible scenarios for your consideration:

It depends on how devoutly religious your spouse is. If he is a practicing muslim (highly unlikely, since he married a "non-believer") then you should consider converting to Islam. The fact that you asked this question means you dont care either way (which is the whole point in the end!) Other reasons for conversion would be how is your relationship with your in-laws? If there is frequent contact between you and them then it stands to reason that you convert.

It works the other way too, if contact with your family is more prevailent then you should have your husband convert to christianity.

Either way it doesn't seem to me that you two care, so when around christians say your that, when around muslim say your that.

Assalam God Bless you (lol)

Answer 4

Doesn't matter...we all worship the same God.

I believe that Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are all intertwined. The difference between Muslims and Christians is our belief in who the final Prophet/Son of God was...for Christians it was Christ, and for Muslims it was Muhammad. I believe also that Christianity was originally an Jewish sect which started to accept "gentiles". So, we are all sister religions.

The Muslims celebrate Ishmael and Hagar (and that's about the limit of my knowledge of Islam), Esau married "a daughter of Hagar" to try to win his fathers approval when he saw that Isaac was pleased with the fact that Jacob had married his cousin...one of "their" people.

The Bible never mentions what happened to Esau's decendents...the only thing that we can surmise is that they live in the Middle east...

O.k....I went way off tangent, but I was only trying to prove my point that we are not that different from each other. other than that, make the best choice for yourself and your family.

Answer 5

i dont think asking random people this question would give you an answer, like some of have made jokes about the case already, i think its better to follow your heart to find the path to where you belong. another case might worry you is what religion your children will follow? i dont really know how to answer this but 25 years ago my parents had the same case you are having right now and my mother have converted to islam, all she did is asked my father about religion then went to meet more muslims to understand more about it and then she choose the path she believed in more.
im not saying convert or stay, im just saying study it more and learn about it then follow what your heart tells you.

another small info my mother was buddist.

i wish you the best of luck in life.

Answer 6

But, of course, the one that suits better your feelings and understanding. Who else, if not you, is supposed to decide for you which religion could fulfill the desires of your own heart and answer best the questions of your own thought?...

edit: if you want more in-depth doctrines of each faith, then stop wasting time in Yahoo Answers and go read the holy books of the two religions, then go talk to some priests and imams, enter a church and a mosque. ..You should really not be planing to shape your life in 2 minutes, after having read some brief answers from the Yahoo network.

Answer 7

it's not very good to have a omparison between religions, if you ask a christian he/she will tell you that it is the best to be Christian and if you ask a muslim of course he/she will tell ou to be a muslem , I hope you read more about Islam and you know Christianity already , but please , don't mix these days between religion and who believe in this religion, there are many differences between Islam and Muslims these days, wish you the best

Answer 8

I am a Muslim and i would tell you, don't convert unless you are convinced, you are not picking a dress to wear ?and people are helping you to which one will look better on you? read and ask god to show you the way;because if you converted and you don't understand or convinced that Islam is the only religion then its like you did nothing. read and learn about islam and when the right time comes you will not need to ask any one...good luck ..may god open for you the right way. god bless

Answer 9

Hi there... Well, Islamically you should convert to Islam.. But, as a person, it's your choice. It's better you study Islam and see for yourself if you can revert to it. Because converting just for the sake of doing so wouldn't be right. You can find many sites which can teach you and guide you about Islam. Never judge Islam by seeing muslims as they are negatively portrayed on the news channel...
All the best...

Peace!

Answer 10

In matters of this importance, I would simply follow my heart. What you feel, what you believe, should come from within and leave you with a sense of peace. If you are content as a Catholic then I see no reason why you should change.

Answer 11

This sounds like a test. Go where you feel happy, and know that you have the gifts of grace, love, and salvation. Read the Bible and the Koran. It's ultimately up to you. Pray about it.

Consider too that Christianity is the best friend women ever had. go to http://www.mcleanbible.org , and listen to their pastor's sermon on that. It's great.