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Posted on 09/24/2019 8:37:45 AM PDT by Cronos
How a North American group is building public support for those who seek to leave, or have left, the Muslim faith.
For the past few days, the hashtag #AwesomeWithoutAllah is trending on Twitter. Ex-Muslims across the world are celebrating leaving Islam and sharing with ‘twitterati’ their happiness on being free from the shackles of Sharia and acquiring newfound freedoms which they could only imagine before.
On all the backlash that the 'Awesome without Allah' campaign is getting, EXMNA executive director Sarah Haider said she was 'amused by the many "omg it's the end of timess!!!" comments by believers in response to our billboards and the trending of #AwesomeWithoutAllah. I have good news! It's not THE end of times! It's the end of A time — the end of a time of religious privilege, abuse, persecution."
"If #exMuslims speaking up about their persecution, legalized murder in 12+ countries, their jailing & torture, myriad other horrors they face due to Islam makes YOU uncomfortable, it's because you can't bear to look at yourself in the mirror, have some shame!," EXMNA founder and president Muhammad Syed tweeted.
It's not just women who are speaking out and coming out of the closet. Muslim men are also doing so in droves.
Sohail Ahmed, an Ahmadi Muslim by birth, says that 'the best part of leaving Islam was in no longer having to defend verses of the Quran where the inequality of men & women is baked in.
Ali Malik, who is an atheist now, tweeted that is awesome without Allah 'because how independent, human, humble and compassionate it made me.'
"The best part of leaving Islam is to be free from mental shackles." said Abdullah Sameer in a video he shot for the EXMNA initiative.
Alireza Azami posted a photo with the hashtag showing his middle finger.
Supporting these voices of dissent, Ali A. Rizvi, a Pakistani-Canadian and author of The Atheist Muslim, said that Muslims are not immune to reason, secularism, and enlightenment. “We normalised lapsed Catholics, secular Jews, and ex-Mormons. Now it’s time to normalize ex-Muslims,” he tweeted.I think the photo is clear! #AwesomewithoutAllah pic.twitter.com/Sjt57EQ7NE— Alireza azami (@alireza_arad) September 6, 2019
Islamic theology has no love lost for the non-believers. It decrees unrelenting hostility towards kafirs. The believers must shun all kinds of relationships with them and if they are to be engaged then that should be done strictly out of necessity. They cannot be accorded any position of respect.
Even saying words of respect to them is not allowed. Not even in their death. To ask dua for them is haram. Their places of worship are places of the devil. Their festivals are haram. They are physically detestable and untrustworthy.
It is no wonder then that when a believer leaves Islam and becomes a non-believer, it is considered a great affront to the religion. That's why the punishment for apostasy is nothing short of death.
If some ex-Muslims are daring to come out in the open and speak against the problematic aspects of their former religion, their dissent not only must be fiercely protected but also promoted.
They are doing a great service to humanity and even Islam itself. Criticism and dissent is the first step toward reform. And Islam needed reformation yesterday.
We MUST support these people - don't judge a person just by their name - Mohammad Aslam may be an ex-Muslim.
Them and the HOTEPs are some of my favorite minority follows on Twitter. Some really interesting stories/people.
There are many ex-Christians as well
Probably less of a threat than Islam
You can have faith, because you were brought up in Christianity, or were told by your parents and those around you it is true.
But nowadays, that isn’t strong enough to last - eventually it must become a serious intellectual exercise for the believer. Christianity has spent 2000 years perfecting the logic and reasoning behind faith and Christian ethics - after taking over a previous 2000 year system of Hebrew law and tradition. Its by far the most comprehensive philosophical system that exists.
Sadly, a lot of people are too lazy, or distracted by secular world of entertainment, to noodle it through.
agreed (except that if he really left Islam, he would not still be calling himself Mohammed)
It’s just a name. There are people who spell “Carl” with a “K” - “Karl”. Also people who name their sons “Adolf”, the name doesn’t determine who you are.
Most ex-Muslims become atheists.
Most ex-Mormons become atheists.
Both have exited lockstep religions which teach such a twisted notion of the divine that they rebel in disbelief, convinced that the divine does not exist.
They must somehow hear the message of the Almighty, the God of Creation Who not only loves them but sent His Son to atone for sins and bring to salvation all who believe in Him.
bkmk
true, but i still think nobody that really leaves or escapes Islam would continue to call himself Mohammed.
Mo, maybe
“Also people who name their sons “Adolf”; the name doesn’t determine who you are.”
But it might determine how others treat you, especially in middle school.
;^)
Is the pic a guy or gal? Anyway...i dont trust “ex muslims”...either they are phony or muslim “plants” to try and normalize muslims in society (see...we allow dissent) or they will soon be dead. We’re dealing with a group of beaten tortured reluctant adherents to a death cult.
Allahu pissedoffbar!
That’s not true. Look up books by Nabeel Qureshi
I don't see how Islam can be REFORMED, because it has the word of God(Koran) and a perfect example (Muhammad) to emulate, and Hadiths to inform believers.
If you don't agree with Islam, get out of it. -tom
Correct.
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