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Keep in mind that when you leave Islam, you aren’t leaving a religion. You are leaving a culture and a family because it is viewed as a rejection of the group. Many practicing Muslims only follow the culture. We had a Muslim convert at our church. He couldn’t tell his parents because it would be insulting them.

Yes, like among Jews of old, and yet that culture is itself a good thing, except when you differ on the most integral aspect of it. Today, American "culture" is organically thin and superficial.

9 posted on 01/08/2025 11:24:59 AM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)

In those cases, it is like a betrayal. Catholicism used to be like that. Amish, LDS and Jehovah’s Witnesses may be same today.
In an odd way, you can leave the religion but not join another and you will be OK.

10 posted on 01/08/2025 11:33:59 AM PST by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)