Capitaan.........Capitaaaan .. no excuses... no excuses., when family life is at stake because of stupid religions and the Maaaaaaaaan thinks "his religion is better than his girl friend's or his better half's...."
I don't think that's a fair deconstruction of his situation. Remember that this is a place where people like him can come and talk about their problems with Islam and how it has affected them and their relationships, even when they're voicing their true opinions on the matter. This--striking out his text, telling him he's wrong, telling him he should apologize to his girlfriend--is kind of bordering on shaming them, in my opinion. This is supposed to be a safe place for this very discussion. You can give your advice to him without all of that, right?
Also, I've had a lot of experience with trying to maintain a relationship while holding my tongue. It wasn't fun. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. If the OP had come and said "my girlfriend might leave me if I insult Islam," I'd probably have advised him that he'd be better off with someone else, anyway. This is supposed to be the closest person in the world to you. Not someone you're putting up a front around, not someone you'd lose if you were honest.
lua that will not cut with me unless unless you come up with some 2 pages of response in defending that..
Yeezevee, whom I love dearly, you know that'd be no problem for me.
But honestly, I'm not one of the ones who is surprised. I absolutely get why women and men from all backgrounds would come to or stay in Islam. It's a very human thing across the board.
But I also understand why, when it is ostensibly a less-favorable position for women than many others out there, a woman's voluntary participation and defense of Islam makes some people scratch their heads. Of course this neglects a lot of other factors, but, like I said, I think it's fair to discuss. At least an understandable frustration.