Originally Posted by filthyfulltoss Originally Posted by

Have any of you folk told your parents? Relatives? How did they take it?



Life's given me a lot, and I'm really happy. But one thing I long for is unconditional love from someone who takes me for who I am. I love my parents, my parents love me - but I'm afraid their love for religion outweigh's their love for me and that's one of the saddest feelings I've ever felt. I want them to know me for who I am but I don't want to take away their happiness - seeing them in pain because of me is not something that I could ever bear. More selfishly, I don't want to lose them either. So I conform to their desires and wishes, and I'm confined to living a life that I don't really understand.



I don't understand why religion takes the form it does in Islam. Bukhari outlines many hadith which call for the death of apostates as per the desire of the Prophet. It's just a tad excessive. I wish our culture was more open.



I can't force myself to believe in something that doesn't make logical sense to me. I just wish Muslims would understand that. Try telling yourself that the sky is yellow - it's hard right? That's similar trying to convince myself that Islam is true - and I tried long and hard, it just didn't work. Those few lonely months were among the worst I've ever lived. Not understanding yourself, who you are, feeling alienated are among the worst feelings.