A Christian Woman Marry A Muslim Man?

[Christy74]

Is such a thing done?

Is such a thing allowed in Christianity?

Is such a thing allowed in Islam?

If this woman were to move to the Sha’ria Law Country, what rights if any would she and/or her children lose? Does her husband suffer in anyway for it?

Just Curious.

 

[Postmodern]

Is such a thing done?

Is such a thing allowed in Christianity?

Is such a thing allowed in Islam?

If this woman were to move to the Sha’ria Law Country, what rights if any would she and/or her children lose? Does her husband suffer in anyway for it?

Just Curious.

It’s allowed in Islam. I would think it would be allowed in the Church so long, of course, the couple pledges to bring their children up Catholic.

 

[1ke]

Is such a thing done?

It is a dangerous thing to contemplate.

Is such a thing allowed in Christianity?

In the Catholic Church, it requires the permission of the bishop.

I cannot speak for any other denomination.

Is such a thing allowed in Islam?

Yes, but the children are considered to be Muslims. And, the woman is urged to convert.

This is problematic because a Catholic is obligated to raise their children Catholic.

If this woman were to move to the Sha’ria Law Country, what rights if any would she and/or her children lose? Does her husband suffer in anyway for it?
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If a woman married to a Muslim moved to a country ruled by Islamic law the children would be considered Muslims.

She would be subject to their law, and would lose many of the rights women have in other countries. The man would also be able to marry up to four wives.

For any more specific analysis, the exact country would have to be specified. For example, in Saudi Arabia she could not drive a car.

 

[dolphinlove]

Is such a thing done?

Is such a thing allowed in Christianity?

Is such a thing allowed in Islam?

If this woman were to move to the Sha’ria Law Country, what rights if any would she and/or her children lose? Does her husband suffer in anyway for it?

Just Curious.

Honey, ive got a suggestion for you, watch not without my daughter, which stars Sally Field. Its an eye opener.

 

[Sister_Amy]

Such a thing is allowed in Islam, however the couple is supposed to agree to raise the children Muslim, actually. The wife cannot be pressured to accept Islam, that’s total nonsense.

If any woman moves to any other country, then she is going to have to accept the laws of that country which are sometimes different, based on culture, from the laws in this country.

In Saudi Arabia women just don’t drive. It’s a cultural thing, but yet many of the women (and men) of that country are pushing to change that.

If a Catholic woman married a Muslim man, then she would have the right to freely practice her religion, and she would have the right to a divorce. But Islamically she would not be able to inherit from him.

 

[1ke]

Such a thing is allowed in Islam, however the couple is supposed to agree to raise the children Muslim, actually.

Which is why a Catholic should not consider marrying a Muslim. A Catholic is required to raise their children Catholic.

The wife cannot be pressured to accept Islam, that’s total nonsense.

Said the spider to the fly.

If any woman moves to any other country, then she is going to have to accept the laws of that country which are sometimes different, based on culture, from the laws in this country.

And based on Islamic law in force in that country.

In Saudi Arabia women just don’t drive.

Because they are not allowed to drive, by law.

It’s a cultural thing, but yet many of the women (and men) of that country are pushing to change that.

You are fooling no one by saying women don’t drive in Saudi Arabia because of “culture”. They don’t drive because it’s illegal.

 

[Eden]

In Islam, a Christian woman may marry a Muslim man, but a Christian man may not marry a Muslim woman.

 

[Christy74]

In Islam, a Christian woman may marry a Muslim man, but a Christian man may not marry a Muslim woman.

Interesting is that because Islam is passed down through the man rather than the woman as is the Jewish Faith?

 

[Eden]

Interesting is that because Islam is passed down through the man rather than the woman as is the Jewish Faith?

Yes, and that’s exactly the reason for the restrictions on Christian men marrying Muslim women.

 

[Christy74]

Honey, ive got a suggestion for you, watch not without my daughter, which stars Sally Field. Its an eye opener.

Yes, I have seen it. I actually used to own it.

From a Catholic perspective, she did not follow her Christian Faith in being a good wife. In the Catholic Church Teaching, once you marry, you are married for life. She had no valid reason for defying her husband nor for leaving him as the only thing he was “forcing” her to do, was live in another country. He did not force her to change her religion. If she had not been rebellious, he would not have forbid her from speaking with her family, he would not have hit her and he would not have locked her in their friend’s apartment. Her bad behavior brought out his bad behavior.

As a Catholic woman we have the right to disagree with our spouse, but if he insists on something, even if we don’t like it at all, we must be obedient! Unless what he is demanding is contrary to our faith & I’m sorry, but living in another country is not against our faith!

Not Without My Daughter is an interesting movie, but if we watch it with our daughters we must be sure to explain to them that her behavior as a wife was not acceptable and was not Catholic Christian.

 

[Christy74]

Such a thing is allowed in Islam, however the couple is supposed to agree to raise the children Muslim, actually. The wife cannot be pressured to accept Islam, that’s total nonsense.

If any woman moves to any other country, then she is going to have to accept the laws of that country which are sometimes different, based on culture, from the laws in this country.

In Saudi Arabia women just don’t drive. It’s a cultural thing, but yet many of the women (and men) of that country are pushing to change that.

If a Catholic woman married a Muslim man, then she would have the right to freely practice her religion, and she would have the right to a divorce. But Islamically she would not be able to inherit from him.

Sister Amy,

What if the woman already had a daughter before she married the Muslim man?

Is there a difference if the child was 3 vs. 13 vs. 17 at the time of the parents marriage?

 

[1ke]

From a Catholic perspective, she did not follow her Christian Faith in being a good wife.

I smell a rat.

I’m out of here.

 

[Christy74]

Because they are not allowed to drive, by law.

You are fooling no one by saying women don’t drive in Saudi Arabia because of “culture”. They don’t drive because it’s illegal.

Just wanted to point out that in many countries things are made legal vs. illegal based on the culture…for example in our culture murder is not acceptable and it has therefore been made illegal. In some cultures, mostly in the past, this was not so…Papa New Guinee it was common to kill and eat your enemy for example, it was not illegal.

I just make this comment as perhaps you and she are both correct in this matter. It is illegal and it is against the culture.

 

[Christy74]

I smell a rat.

I’m out of here.

Do rats really smell?

Peace

 

[khutcheson]

II Cor.6:14 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

How can anyone ever say it’s ok for a Christian to marry a non-Christian?

 

[Christy74]

II Cor.6:14 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

How can anyone ever say it’s ok for a Christian to marry a non-Christian?

When asked who the most righteous person of the village was by one of the visionaries of Medjugorie, Our Lady’s response the one of the Muslim women.

According to Our Mother, the Ever-Virgin Mary, even a Muslim can be righteous.

At least if you believe in Medjurgorie, one of my co-workers went - he and his wife believe & I also have a friend who knew someone who was going and she sent a note with them asking Our Lady of Medjurgorie to take away her desire to smoke cigarettes and her petition was answered! She quite smoking after smoking for 30 years and hasn’t touched a cigarette or even been tempted for more than 8 years!

I think the passage you are refering to is talking about the righteous being yoked with Athiests or Hindu or Buddist…or another religion that doesn’t believe in our same God…The CCC says that Jews, Muslims and Christians all worship the same God, but that Christians are the only ones who know the most about Him. Of course I am paraphrasing here.

 

[khutcheson]

I’ve always read that passage to refer to a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian. I don’t think that the Catholic Church (and I’m not Catholic) would support the notion of using private revelation to interpret (or even contradict) Scripture.

I’m not at all comfortable with the notion that muslims worship the God of Christianity. They deny the trinity. They deny the divinity of Christ. Didn’t Christ say “no one comes to the Father but through Me”. If they deny Christ, they deny God.

 

[Christy74]

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I’m not at all comfortable with the notion that muslims worship the God of Christianity. They deny the trinity. They deny the divinity of Christ. Didn’t Christ say “no one comes to the Father but through Me”. If they deny Christ, they deny God.

I agree that they don’t know that God is Trinity, but He is none the less. The Jews worshipped our God for centuries without knowing He is Trinity, just refer to the Old Testament.

The CCC states somewhere that we do worship the same God as the Jews and Muslims (someone smarter than me will remember exactly where in the CCC). The way it is explained is that God has revealed Himself to Christians more than He has revealed Himself to the Jews and to the Muslims which explains why we know He is Trinity and they do not.

Being that you are not Catholic, I don’t think you are bound to believe in the CCC which is a Tradition of the Church just as the Holy Scriptures are a Tradition of the Church. New Testament says, “Stand firm and hold fast to the Traditions I have taught you whether oral or written.” So we believe in both the Bible and the CCC as part of the Traditions handed down to us from Jesus Christ through His Apostles.

Honestly, sometimes it is hard for me to reconcile the God of the Old Testament (not clearly revealed as Trinity and seemed to be so harsh) with the God of the New (clearly Trinity and extremely loving and merciful), but He is the God of both even if I don’t clearly understand it.

God our God is One and He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the God of the Jews and of the Muslims. May He have mercy on us all!

 

[Eden]

I’ve always read that passage to refer to a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian. I don’t think that the Catholic Church (and I’m not Catholic) would support the notion of using private revelation to interpret (or even contradict) Scripture.

I’m not at all comfortable with the notion that muslims worship the God of Christianity. They deny the trinity. They deny the divinity of Christ. Didn’t Christ say “no one comes to the Father but through Me”. If they deny Christ, they deny God.

Jews deny the Trinity, as well. Yet, we know they worship the same God. Also, we are discussing Islam’s rules about marriage to Christians at the moment.

 

[Christy74]

Jews deny the Trinity, as well. Yet, we know they worship the same God. Also, we are discussing Islam’s rules about marriage to Christians at the moment.

So far I’ve learned that if a Christian woman married a Muslim, her children would be raised as Muslim and she would have no inheritance rights if/when her husband dies.

(Also, if she lives in Saudi Arabia, as of now, she would not be allowed to drive a car.)

Anything else?