> Why did we leave Islam?
> http://www.geocities.com/exmuslims_survey/apostasy.html
>
> " It never felt wholly right for me, and I began to notice more and more
> discrepancies, outright anomalies, and paganistic nonsense. I realised I
> never truly believed, although I tried so hard, and that I do not believe in
> any conventionally-held notions of divinity. "-Pazuzu bin Hanbi, UK
>
> " Islam made me very unhappy and my life was very difficult. Finally I
> prayed God as Christians do, in my own language and I believe God helped me
> out of islam. I understood that it`s not a good way to live your life and
> that God doesn`t require people to live like that. "-Maddalena, Finland
>
> " I was always an atheist/agnostic/humanist at heart. I converted because I
> fell in love with a Muslim. In retrospect this was largely possible because
> her family was essentially secular and non-practicing. After 5 years of
> attending mosque and readin Qur'an I knew the book was bunk- the lynchpin
> being the verse that allows wife-beating, which even Malaysian 'feminist'
> Amina Wadoud can only rationalize with historical context and the odd
> translation of 'scourge' as an active verb... the insistence on Arabic
> language, dress and custom was absurd, and the emphasis on ritual over
> social service grotesque. "-Jim, USA
>
> " Realised it didnt give me peace."-Anonymous
>
> " I left Islam after I started to question it and was working with a teacher
> of another faith, who took the time to answer my questions."-Onewing, USA
>
> " Understanding what the Quran is trying to convey and what the political
> Islam is doing, the inconsistencies, the hatred, the self pity, the blaming
> tactics, the refusal to look internally to see the rotten interior of the
> whole religious establishment, the constant persecution of the
> 'conscientious' and the 'intellectuals' within and the suppression of the
> common folks by the religious establishment."-Anonymous
>
> " It deprived me of the things that made life worth living: hanging with
> friends, going to parties, girls during the teenage years. This misery
> caused me to examine Islam and I found that Islam was violent, intolerant
> and a plague on mankind. "-Anonymous, Canada
>
> " Islam has shown me judgment, fear and guilt. No rights as A woman and a
> coldness... It did not offer the answers i seeked... "-Anonymous, USA
>
> " I left Islam because my soul was screaming for release, I intuitively knew
> it wasn't holy."-Drak, Australia
>
> " Religions were created by humans for positive and negative purposes, Islam
> has very few of those positive so I don't need
> it "-loveandpeaceforeverything, Algeria
>
> "I felt stifled by constantly having to cover up. That may be all right for
> some Muslim women, but not for me. Also, I felt restless and bored sitting
> in Mosque,I don't know Arabic, so why should I sit in Mosque and be
> bored?"-Anonymous
>
> "I never was really in to islam but due to the love for a muslim I tried my
> best to see good things in islam. When I read about the prophet and the
> marriage with young Aisha I began to understand that this religion can't be
> from God. "-Peace4u, Germany
>
> "I felt stifled by constantly having to cover up. That may be all right for
> some Muslim women, but not for me. Also, I felt restless and bored sitting
> in Mosque,I don't know Arabic, so why should I sit in Mosque and be bored?"-
> Illyria, Canada
>
> "Martial rape, being controlled. Not able to think on your own. Misogyny.
> hijab. Also more importantly I have a five year old son and I do not want
> him thinking that everyone who is not a muslim is a 'Kuffar' and should be
> hated and killed."- Vivian
>
> "Because of what it preaches - violence, concept of Hell, Punishment, fear-
> overrides any other human needs like Love and caring for others.it's always
> about doing This or that or else... Rituals even in the prayers And fasting,
> korban etc. And the treatment of Women.... It's a cult alright."-
> Malayfreethinker
>
> "I divorced a brother that tried to if not almost killed me. And I met
> someone who is now my husband and knew that it was true love I saw in him."-
> bonuke, USA
>
> " It's neurotic to belive and follow regulations that are tailored for 7th
> century even they would have been working back then.. Islam is based on the
> thought that a person shall get perfect by deeds and constant halal/haram
> asssesments. You need islam everywhere even in your bed and in the toilet.
> The good deeds for their part don't even count as "good" but neurotic
> (praying in arabic, washing, eating in some manner, walking in one manner,
> denying some normal or enjoyable things as listening to music). In addition
> some of those rules and even ideals are against human rights, lack
> individual freedom, the ideal of equality of both sexes in decision making.
> Furthermore, islam inspires people to be suspicious and intolerant, even
> rasistic towards other religions and encourage to so called narrow thinking.
> There is no pure and unconditional love, love and hate is for the sake of
> allah and hence, love's not free and real but must follow Allah's rules. I
> really dislike animistic habits the effect of which has no
> logicalexplanation, I cannot accept unequality and suppression of sexes and
> praising of martyrs, and cannot categorize people according to their
> religion and limit anybodys or my own freedom. Also, I don't think sex must
> be related to each and any communication and cloth. I want to be me, praise
> my Lord with music and singing, be independent, express myself, make
> decisions...etc.."- Friend, Finland
>
> "I personally left Islam because, to put it simply, it was grim. "-
> Anonymous, USA
>
> "If you truly follow Islam, that means you must live in fear of hellfire all
> the time. Even though Islam dictates every aspect of your life, it fails to
> promote the most important values, like honesty, respect for all of
> humanity, individual choice and accountability, love, and I could go on. "-
> Eva, USA
>
> "Their teachings goes against many human rights."- Elixx
>
> "I find the whole idea of God nonsensical. Plus Darwin made a convincing
> argument for evolution."- Ron Jeremy, Malaysia
>
> "Because Islam is not for me whether it right or not."- Juniper, Malaysia
>
> "Because I am no longer comfortable in it, and I discovered that I am more
> comfortable as a Christian, as Christian teachings made more sense to me
> than Islamic teachings."- Adam, Malaysia
>
> "The main reasons I left Islam are because I found out that it allows wife
> beating, sex with prisoners of war and sex with children and I cannot accept
> a prophet who allows this. Other reasons include the intolerance of other
> religions, an imperialistic foreign policy and the belief that all
> non-Muslims are going to hell." - Ben Rukhsana, Britain
>
> "Islam didn't make sense in many ways, and then I saw the so-called
> "miracles" of Quran are exaggerated stories. By knowing these 2 facts, I
> knew Islam was not a religion from God, but a creation of mankind. I believe
> Islam is not right for me, because I believe humans are born free, and for
> Allah to impose laws on us is unfair. Sure, breaking the speed limit is also
> a law but it helps protect other innocent civilians. Following Islamic rules
> like eating Halal food, Prayer and Hajj doesn't protect or benefit people in
> any significant way." - Sheraz Malik, USA
>
> "Islam is suffocating. Everyone, up to and including god is watching your
> every move. Did you pray five times today? Did you fast today? Been a good
> slave to Allah lately? To be fair, a lot of other religions are somewhat
> like that, because religion, when used as a method of crowd control,
> requires oversight." - Amin, Canada
>
> "Islam is based on barbarism, male chauvinism, racism [in favor of Arabs],
> censorship, lack of freedom of thought and terrorism." - Hale, USA
>
> "Islam is not a religion of peace, as I erroneously believed before; it is
> an extremely fascistic doctrine perpetuated by the Arab imperialists."- Abul
> Kasem, Australia
>
> "I left islam because it did not fulfill, or go along with my desire for
> love of the world. Ethically the concept of hell started my kufr."- Abu
> Lahab, USA
>
> "It's oppressive, restrictive, anti-humanism, stagnent, anti-progress,
> anti-joy, anti-women, and very violent and dicriminatory in practice."-
> Ampbreia, USA
>
> "I left Islam because of glaring intellectual inconsistencies within the
> Quran and the Hadiths; because of the judgmental and angry way Islam deals
> with problems both internal and external."- Bean, USA
>
> "Because I became convinced that what Isa said in the Bible was true." -
> Anonymous
>
> "I started to realize how much hate there was in Islam. Especially after
> September 11th. I couldn't believe the support from a large number of
> Muslims for Osama bin Laden had for his crimes. Overtime, I started to have
> doubts about certain hadiths and ayats - later I found a website of other
> stories of people who left Islam. I looked closer at the ayats of scientific
> proof, I researched the "Satanic versed"... Everything just piled up against
> Islam... I just woke up..." - Anonymous
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