I don't want to convert to being muslim?

I am engaged to a Muslim man and his parents are fairly religious. I'm white, and I sense that they don't like me. Would I make it worse if I said I don't want to convert to being muslim? I am an Atheist, so pretty much every religion to me is contradictory/stupid (although I don't say it out loud, for the sake of being respectful of other people's beliefs). I don't mind at all if my fiancee wants to continue with his religion after the marriage. He can pray to his God and do all that religious stuff, I just don't want to follow it for the sake of keeping his parents happy? What should I do?

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  • RoseIsabella

    Good luck with that.

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    • shuggy-chan

      that what i was thinking lol

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      • RoseIsabella

        I think that as an atheist and more importantly as a woman, OP would be better off with an agnostic Jew than a faithful Muslim but ideally she would be best off with another atheist. In my humble opinion the situation could very well be a recipe for disaster.
        ;-)

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        • anti-hero

          What's the deal with agnostic Jew? Something wrong with being a Jew? Like that is just barely a step up? Maybe she would be better off with a pedophile Catholic?

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          • RoseIsabella

            Most of the agnostic Jews I know are very good and tolerant people. Quit trying to pick a fight.

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            • anti-hero

              Why did it have to be a Jew though? Why not an agnostic Catholic?

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  • dinz

    If he loves you, he should love you for who you are not what they perceive that you should be.

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  • Captain_Kegstand

    Even if you convert, you will never have actual faith in a religion that you were forced into. And most likely they will see through the act and dislike you even more. If he really loves you he will love you atheist or not.

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  • delling

    An atheist not wanting to convert to Islam because of future in-laws is about the most normal thing I can think of.

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  • thegypsysailor

    You really need to do some serious research about that religion before you commit to something you know nothing about. It is accepted practice to stone a Muslim woman to death, if she is raped, for instance. Rape is treated just like infidelity. If you were raised in western society, you may not be at all happy living in a Muslim household.
    I urge extreme caution here. Love may conquer all, but it is not a shield from abuse and a hardcore male dominated society.

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  • handsignals

    Does he want to cut off your boobs, cut off your clit, marry you and your 11yo cousin as well, make you have your babies in a muslim country then bring them back to a western country, control what you wear, who you talk to, wear you go , does he want you to strap bombs to your self an blow up an embassy? After your first baby is born is he going to cut it's head with a knife so other muslim parasites can touch it's blood for good luck (PM me for pics if you don't believe it happens). Ask him how young Mohumad's youngest wife was.

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    • can'tstoplovin'her

      i'm muslim and we never do such things..why are you creating such a picture of us

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      • anti-hero

        I know for a fact some of that happens.

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    • AnnaHarlingtonx

      He is absolutely not like that. I wouldn't have gotten engaged to him if I had ever gotten the impression. On the contrary, he is sweet and intelligent and very open-minded about things. Yes, a lot of men are like that both Muslim AND non-Muslim but please don't generalize.

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      • handsignals

        Does he eat bacon, that would be a deal breaker for me.

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  • Shroot

    My twitter has more followers than Islam

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  • why cant he change for you?

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  • dom180

    You should do what you want. If you let someone else control what you believe, you don't have any control of your own life anymore.

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  • Bad idea.

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  • Olly592

    its ok for a muslim guy to marry a non-muslim girl , but bare in mind at point u might have children and according to muslim laws children will follow their fathers religion . Have u thought about reading about islam ??maybe u will get convinced about islam its a beautiful religion

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    • robbieforgotpw

      Yes it is very tolerant of other faiths hahaha

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      • RoseIsabella

        ...especially Christians and Jews.

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    • AnnaHarlingtonx

      I don't WANT to read about Islam nor do I believe it is beautiful. Pardon me but I DON'T see anything beautiful about having to wear a headscarf and pray to God 5 times a day. And for what anyway? To go to Heaven? Is that it? Such a selfish thing isn't it? Submitting to "God" because it'll just benefit you in the end.

      Why can't his parents just accept me for who I am? Why do I submit to a religion I simply don't believe in? Isn't that the point of being religious? Belief? What's the point of following a religion if you are utterly against it?

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      • wistfulmaiden

        Seriously religious people aren't rational. So just get that thought out of your head that you can ration with them, because you cant.

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  • 420boatdriver

    go blow someshit up to show you love him

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  • Avant-Garde

    http://intentious.com/2011/09/06/7-reasons-why-islam-sucks/

    I don't think that this is a good idea. As someone else stated, there will probably never be an end to the conflict. It will worsen if you have children when it comes to deciding what exactly they will be taught to believe. I consider myself to be an atheist too, but I would be wary about dating a muslim.

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  • robbieforgotpw

    You'll be treated as a second class citizen if u don't convert... That is if you're allowed to live

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  • alienslayer

    Muslim is an hardcore religion, so be prepared to give up the alcohol, pig and other drugs. Do what makes you happy, Well muslims dont have the right to force you (thats a fact) and if they are then that is not right, Do whatever pleases you and if your not prepared, the your not prepared.

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  • wistfulmaiden

    This will sound racist but I don't care, Id never marry a Muslim their religion is one of subjugation especially for women. The word ISLAM means "to submit". Once youre married he will want to whisk you off the Saudi Arabia or some other place where you cant drive and have to wear a burka. Seriously though when you marry a person you marry their family unless he has nothing to do with them. Just ...don't.

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    • alienslayer

      Stop getting culture mixed with religion

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  • rex

    you should not become Muslim if you don't believe in Islam......be yourself...you can not make others happy if you are not happy...and if the man you are engaged to truly loves you then it should not be a problem.

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  • shion13

    It depends on you and him actually, if both of you believe that it will work out then go on, dont mind about people or family cause you both are adult enough to choose your own life, but if you both think it won't work out then break it off. There are people here who loves each other so much but break up because of religion differences.

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  • PureLikeSnow

    You should not change for someone who can't accept you for who you are.

    What I don't get is how you haven't converted to being Muslim already. If you're dating a Muslim guy and have already known his parents for quite sometime, then what difference would it make if you don't become Muslim when you're married? His parents would've made it a requirement for him to date/marry someone who also practices their religion.

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  • Unimportant

    Don't.

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  • Mekkars

    Did he say he wont marry you unless you convert? there is no mention of this in what you are saying.

    If you don't want to convert you need to tell him that you don't want to convert and forget about his family its none of their business.

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  • SubstationSubCurb111713

    Do you like sausages?

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  • dickwashington

    have you talked to him about all of this? does he know your an atheist?

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    • AnnaHarlingtonx

      He does know I an atheist, and fully supports my opinion and I acknowledge his opinion on God too. It's just his parents that are the problem. I had a talk with my fiancee and he told me that his parents aren't exactly ecstatic about having a non-Muslim as their daughter-in-law.

      In Asian culture, the man/woman usually always listens to the advice their parents give and I fear that my fiancee would eventually coax me in to converting.

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  • jackieava121206

    dont make somebody happy when you are not happy dont convert to something that you really dont want to deal with really your going to be and a total different world if you marry this guy your rights will be shot out the window your not stuck in the stone age any more women do have rights shoot i would not give up nothing to make somebody else happy not even his parents thats for the birds forget that crap nobody controls nobody anymore

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  • Riddler

    You know there is a story about an Egyptian Queen that married a Muslim but would not convert. He agreed to marry her and let her keep his religion. He said he truly loved her and if that is what it took he would allow her to keep her religion.

    No one can FORCE you into a new belief be it religion or Non-religion. No matter how much you tell a person something is a way does not mean they will listen or care. However if you are Girl marrying a man ladies do not have as many rights in Muslim culture. So if you end up moving to a Muslim country you might not really have a choice in this matter.

    In the past there has been people who were forced to convert to other regions and they still practiced their old religion. These type of beliefs are not that easy to change. Even people who do not COMPLETELY agree with the religious ideas might follow it still based on the fact they agree with the moral code.

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    • thesmokingun

      Egyptian belief came before Muslim. And it was practiced for thousands of years, why would an Egyptian convert?

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