Original sentence: Initial intermarriage with Portuguese and local Malays was possible as they occured before this law came about.Intermarriage occured mostly with women of Malay Ethnicity but Kristang with Chinese or Indian descent was also common.Intermarriage with ethnic Malay groups is not common due to religous laws, which states that if marriage is to take place a Kristang person must convert to Islam.The community historically called themselves Gente Kristang (Christian people).The name comes from  Portuguese creole kristang (Christian), derived from the Portuguese cristão.This intermarriage also occurs today with Chinese and Indian with Kristang.This is an issue with eurasians in terms of their religous and cultural identity
Edited sentence: Eurasians are not always willing to alter their religious and cultural identity in this way.Europeans married mostly women of Malay ethnicity, but also those of Chinese or Indian descent.In earlier centuries, Portuguese and local Malays were able to marry without such conversions, because such religious laws did not exist.Intermarriage occurs today more frequently between Kristang and people of Chinese and Indian ethnicity rather than Malay because of endogamous religious laws.The community historically called themselves gente Kristang (Christian people).The name comes from  the Portuguese creole kristang (Christian), derived from the Portuguese cristão.These require non-Muslims intending to marry Malay Muslims first to convert to Islam