Marriage question from a Catholic guy

Submitted by Franky (United States), Sep 29, 2006 at 14:31

I have a question for anyone who would be able to answer. I understand that it is not permitted for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. Now permitted by who, the Muslim faith? I can understand how a marriage can be prevented in a Muslim country but how can anyone do anything about it in a free country such as the US or the UK? I mean if a Catholic man and a Muslim woman marry in the US, who could stop them?

I say this because I am a Catholic man dating a Muslim woman. In her country for the marriage to become legal, I would have to convert and thats all there is to it. But in the US we could get married and no one has to change anything. Or am I wrong here? Any feedback would be appreciated.

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