Muslim men have been capitalising on the shortage of men in the church by wooing Christian women willing to forget that the two can’t walk together, save they agree.
There has been a long-standing claim among women in Christendom that there is a lack of eligible partners, and this has resulted in some choosing unbelievers to become husbands. However, Beth Peltola, a lecturer and consultant on Biblically understanding Islam, has revealed that some Christian women are not only choosing men that do not believe in the Judeo-Christian God, but there is an increase in women choosing to marry men who believe in the Islamic God.
Peltola made the disclosure during a recent session held by the Issachar Foundation. She stated that she has noticed that a number of Christian women are choosing to marry Muslim men because there are not enough men in the church. This action, she says, is permitted by the Muslim community as a way to expand Islam.
“It’s partly the mission of Muslim men. See, in Islamic law, a Muslim man can marry a Christian girl. It’s part of the way to expand Islam. A Muslim girl is not allowed to marry a Christian man. So, only Muslim men can marry Christian girls.”
Peltola also revealed that this arrangement is often
fuelled by deception on the part of the men, who woo these women into a religion whose practices do not favour them.
“Many Muslim men woo the girls; they are great charmers and offer much (by offering to) pay a bride price. That girl is put on a pedestal, put high up in the mosque because she’s a convert. And then the reality of Islam and the Islamic community comes into play. And as a result, the marriages fall apart.”
She also added that in Islam, should the interfaith couple start a family, they must subscribe to their father’s religion. Additionally, when the almost inevitable divorce comes along, the father automatically receives custody of the children.
Peltola, who operates from Europe primarily, rejected the justification of such a union as permissible because Christianity and Islam are among the Abrahamic religions.
According to academic definition, the Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – are considered interconnected, as each traces its spiritual origin to the patriarch Abraham. They share the belief in a single creator God and a prophetic history, involving figures like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
The lecturer also shared her own story, stating that due to her line of work she believed that she would never marry. However, God had other plans.
“If our young people are not grounded in Jesus and not encouraged to go deep in relationship with God, then they’re going to struggle. And as I was single until I was 43,” she revealed, “I never thought I’d get married because of the line of work I’m in and because there are not enough Christian men in this part of the world to go around…I thought, well, I’m not going to find a husband, one that would support what I do and one that is a committed Christian who would give me the freedom to do what I do and so on. And so, I just stayed single until the Lord surprisingly brought this young man out of the blue from a totally ‘nother country, from Finland.”
Peltola is stressing the importance of establishing a true relationship between both men and women. Some Christian men she noted also marry Muslim women, despite Islam’s restrictions of the practice.
“I would say many of those marriages don’t work. Some do, but many don’t. And we’ve got to ground our girls and get our girls on fire for Jesus. And if it means being single for a whole lot longer, hey, that’s okay. That’s all right. I was, and I’m very thankful for the life God gave me,” she stated. “I (also) think that’s something we need to really address. And address our Christian men, you know, “Young men. Find a Christian woman, marry them, and commit to life!” she admonished.
According to the PEW Research Centre, Muslims were the fastest-growing religious group globally between 2010 and 2020. Christianity remains the world’s largest religious group.
