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  • Hi
     OP - April 26, 2014, 07:31 PM
    Nothing too interesting, but I might as well give a small introduction. So I'm a second generation immigrant, raised in a typical traditional Muslim household; one where Islam was an inviolable part of my identity. I'd say I have a greater affinity towards the Anglo society I was brought up in, where as, I only appreciated the aesthetic aspects of my parent's culture - food, music etc. As such, I was never zealous in my religious indoctrination, I followed the rituals and traditions - sometimes strictly, often less so - ironically, my desire for a 'spiritual connection' paralleled my desire for 'materialistic gains'. And that was the pattern of my life until a about a year ago, when I came across an article criticizing Islam, which confused me - what was there to be critical of Islam? Religion of peace, right? Now, at this point of my life, I would be a considered a "liberal Muslim" - a mixture of apologia, cognitive dissonance, naivety, ignorance and a healthy amount of reinterpretation. Within the next few days I read more into the critical aspects of Islam and found out that I was taught about Islam was not necessarily all to be known about Islam, I watched a few debates, dug a bit further and that was that; my faith was gone. To be honest, I was kinda apathetic about the whole experience. Fast forward a year and I'm currently studying away from home which allows a me a greater sense of freedom. I've got no concrete plans for the future but I feel somewhat optimistic now that my horizon has considerably widened.
    "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
     Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
     Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
     Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God." - Epicurus
  • Hi
     Reply #1 - April 26, 2014, 07:49 PM
    Onwards and upwards. One only needs a few concrete objections to Islam since it portrays itself as infallible, those objections can be ethical, scientific, scripture discrepancies and once you find them then there is no going back in my opinion. Hope you find your new found freedom exhilarating and rewarding   Afro 
  • Hi
     Reply #2 - April 26, 2014, 08:04 PM
    That's true enough. Although, I'm not completely free yet, I do have plans on getting there.
    "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
     Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
     Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
     Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God." - Epicurus
  • Hi
     Reply #3 - April 26, 2014, 09:45 PM
    Hi Naz, great to have you here  Afro
    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Hi
     Reply #4 - April 26, 2014, 10:36 PM
     parrot Welcome!
    Don't let Hitler have the street.
  • Hi
     Reply #5 - April 27, 2014, 07:12 AM
    Welcome mate. Have a parrot. parrot
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Hi
     Reply #6 - April 27, 2014, 12:09 PM
    Wuddup cool2
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Hi
     Reply #7 - April 27, 2014, 12:45 PM
    Hey Naz, welcome
    Quote from: ZooBear 

    • Surah Al-Fil: In an epic game of Angry Birds, Allah uses birds (that drop pebbles) to destroy an army riding elephants whose intentions were to destroy the Kaaba. No one has beaten the high score.

  • Hi
     Reply #8 - April 27, 2014, 01:07 PM
    Welcome  parrot
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