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Gene Edward Veith
Gene Edward Veith, Jr. is the Provost at Patrick Henry College and the Director of the Cranach Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary. He is the author of 17 books, including Loving God with All Your Mind and Postmodern Times.

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Sex appeal

How a branch of Islam wants to convert the West | by Gene Edward Veith

An online group devoted to the spread of Islam, Mahdi Unite Muslims, has figured out a way to convert America and the West in general: Promote the Shiite practice of mutah (temporary marriage).

Marriage in Islam is essentially conducted as an agreement between the two parties. Men may have multiple wives, and in some countries a man may divorce his wife simply by telling her three times, "I divorce you." Many in Shiite Islam—the variety practiced in Iran, much of Iraq, and by Hezbollah terrorists—allow temporary marriages that exist only for a predetermined time period, which may be for less than a day. They require a dowry, or bride gift, from the man, and the following spoken formula: The woman says, "I marry myself to you for the specified dowry (mention the amount) and for the specified time period (mention the time period)." Then the man says: "I accept."

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