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[quote=Anonymous]Your friend's husband is a jackass.  I don't know why you'd want to continue the friendship afterwards unless you want to make the act of "he wants to convert me and I refuse" a part of your inside-joke comedy routine.

I don't get those who draw some sort of equivalence between what the two of you did along the lines of "he went to your religious event, now you are obligated to go to his."  There is a huge difference between "come and enjoy this ritual or meal with us" and "come and learn more about my religion so you can adopt it."  Ewww.  The first is like an invitation to a wedding or baptism - you may not be a Christian but if your friend is getting married or baptizing a baby, you come and enjoy this event with them.  The second is proselytizing and is not cool, especially after being told, explicitly, that you aren't interested.

I'm married to a Muslim. We host a ton of iftar dinners during Ramadan and invite all kinds of people. It's not a proselytizing event at all; we are just sharing a meal with them.  I would be aghast if someone suggested I now owe them a visit to their church and a tryout.  [/quote]

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