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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People like the OP are hypocrites.

You are Muslim, and have remained a Muslim. At least the remaining part is a conscious choice because you believe this is the right way, the one true way to be with God for eternity.

The same for your husband.

You cannot believe in only one true way, but then think that a different way is also a "beautiful way to know God".

If you fancy yourself a person of faith, it should be backed up with conviction. Otherwise you are just a hollow practitioner of rituals. [/quote]

OP here. Islam considers Christians and Jews as "people of the book" and hence people who have received prior revelations similar to the one Muhammad (PBUH) received. While I only consider Jesus to be a prophet of God, I view Catholics as a people with a legitimate pathway to God. [/quote]

Sorry, that's not possible. As a Muslim, you believe in worshiping God and only God, yes? Christians worship Jesus, as he is the Son of God and also is God. To you Jesus is just a prophet and cannot be worshiped together with God. So how can that be a legitimate pathway to God? The view that Christians and Jews are "people of the book" is convenient but not a universal view within the Muslim community. Certainly the foundations of the major religions are so different and the fundamental beliefs so at odds that it's more reasonable to assert that Christians and Jews are "kafir". [/quote]

As a Muslim I believe that there is only one God and that Muhammad is his prophet. I also know that there were tons of other prophets sent to other people and those people have devised various religious traditions around those prophets. All I know is that Jesus is a revered figure in Islam and I owe him the same respect I owe all other messengers sent to humanity. If my husband and others of the catholic faith revere Jesus and give him some extra attention, they can go ahead and do so. God certainly has no problem with their interpretation, I don't see why you're so upset:

{Those who believe [in the Quran], and those who follow the Jewish [scriptures], and the Christians and the Sabians,—any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.} (Al-Baqarah 2:62)
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