Chiro Flex...
As a child when I was still practicing and was taught about Islam in school and from family, etc. I did learn that a muslim woman cannot marry a non-muslim man (But the other way was permissible)...
Do I PERSONALLY believe that? NO.... but then again I don't believe..... well.... 100% of that or any other religion for that matter.
So I guess - Psychopath is right in that, yes people are taught in Islam (at least I was taught) that non-muslim men cannot marry Muslim women, its a a means to make sure the religion continues to live on. Is this actually written in the Koran - I really don't know, I did not read the whole book, merely excerpts. Maybe it is, maybe it is not.
Is he right about everything else? about my life? how my kids will be raised, Etc? how family views me, us, whatever? etc etc etc... no he couldn't' be more wrong, for a lot of reasons.... but sadly for him... I'm not going into those details. Because these are matters I consider to be private and choose to keep off these boards?
But I will add - that we don't live in the stone age here... my entire family, my wife, my wife's family, etc....we are all open minded people.