Certainly there are limitations on our association with non Muslims like the fact that Muslim women cannot marry non Muslim men(Muslim men can marry Jews and Christians) and we cannot eat the meat slaughtered by non Muslims(except Jews and Christians. We can eat the meat slaughtered by them)and yes we cannot participate in their religious activities. BUT that doesn't mean to say we don't coexist peacefully with them. We should, and we also should treat them with utmost respect, politeness and generosity, whereby they will come to know the true beauty of Islam by our actions.
As for those verses of the holy Quran, then I will PM you the name of a book which beautifully explains these texts and how they are to be interpreted,and applied in today's times. And trust me it's not as rigid as it appears.
Certainly there are limitations on our association with non Muslims like the fact that Muslim women cannot marry non Muslim men(Muslim men can marry Jews and Christians) and we cannot eat the meat slaughtered by non Muslims(except Jews and Christians. We can eat the meat slaughtered by them)and yes we cannot participate in their religious activities. BUT that doesn't mean to say we don't coexist peacefully with them. We should, and we also should treat them with utmost respect, politeness and generosity, whereby they will come to know the true beauty of Islam by our actions.
As for those verses of the holy Quran, then I will PM you the name of a book which beautifully explains these texts and how they are to be interpreted,and applied in today's times. And trust me it's not as rigid as it appears.