Is it permissible to marry Jewish or Christian women who adopt secularism?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Many Jewish and Christian women in Western countries adopt secularism, and many of them do not believe in Allah or the Last Day.

The Shaykh:
Many.

The questioner:
He says: Many Jewish and Christian women in Western countries adopt secularism, and many of them today do not believe in Allah or the Last Day. Is it permissible to marry them on the basis that they are from the People of the Book?

The Shaykh:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic) has permitted marriage to them, and He knows what they are upon. Even while the Qur'an was being revealed, they were saying that Allah is the third of three the Son of Allah. And yet, Allah permitted marriage to them. So, whoever adheres to the religion of the Jews or the Christians is a People of the Book, and it is permissible to marry their women and eat their slaughtered animals, because Allah has explicitly permitted this in the Qur'an. However, there is a condition: one must marry a chaste woman. The condition for marrying a Jewish or Christian woman is that she be chaste. Chaste means she is pure in her honor; she is not a fornicator, but rather she is chaste and pure in her honor. If she is pure in her honor and is a People of the Book, it is permissible for a Muslim to marry her. In this there are benefits that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) knows. Likewise, the condition for the slaughtered animal is that they slaughter it according to the Shari'ah method. If they slaughter it by electric shock, hot water, or otherwise, it is not lawful, even if a Muslim does it. How much more so if a disbeliever does it? It is not permissible. Yes.