I know I have submitted lots of questions to you, but this one seems to be the most important to me, the one that I pour my heart out. I believe that Islam is the right religion for me. In fact, I want it to be. Islam was the reason that I am not a lesbian, and that I am a married woman with a loving husband. But, I am having a hard time fully embracing Islam. I am going to be honest, I live in America, and so it is hard to view Islam as a loving religion. I know it is just the propaganda like they did to the Japanese during WW2. But, if I like it or not, it is in the back of my mind. I am a loving person, who treats every religion with respect and love. I love and have compassion for everyone. My parents and husband celebrate Christmas and the Christian holidays, but none of them are very religious. I do buy presents for them, but my heart isn't in the holidays as much as it used to be, not since I found Islam. With all that in mind, I want to submit to Allah, I want to believe in Islam, but there is a part of me that cannot go all the way. Why, I don't know. Passages in the Quran confuse me, while it says that there is no compulsion in religion, it also says not to be friends with the Christians or the Jews. Am I wrong about this? I hope I am, because like I said before, I love everyone. Is there anything I can do, to strengthen my faith, is there a way to quiet my mind of the Islamic prejudice. Islam has saved me from the temptations of the body, I want to live a moral life, but I need a way to fully submit. Please help me.