Original sentence: According to some Muslims, one of the important doctrines of Islam is "la ikraha fiddeen" (Quran, 2:256), meaning "no compulsion (or coercion) in religion".However, some Muslims doesn't agree with that interpretation and believe that the verse was abrogated by later verses such as Ayat al-Sayf (the verse of the sword).Similarly, they believe that no spouse can coerce his or her spouse into religion.Some Muslims believe that this verse implies, that no nation can coerce another nation or individuals to change their religion.The doctrine is stated in such general terms it can also influence the policies of an Islamic nation towards two challenging parties one being coerced into the other's religion
Edited sentence: In the United States, for instance, various statistics record an average of 30,000 to over 100,000 conversions per year.One of the important doctrines of Islam is "la ikraha fiddeen" (Quran, 2:256), meaning "no compulsion (or coercion) in religion".Similarly, no spouse can coerce his or her spouse into religion.The doctrine above is stated in such general terms, in some interpretations, it can also influence the policies of an Islamic nation towards two challenging parties and not having the other being coerced into the other's religion.This implies individuals must not be forced to change their religion to Islam.Today, in many western countries, conversions to Islam are on the rise