11-16-2004, 05:12 PM
When I initially came here, I thought that this would be a place where I could ask genuine questions and get genuine answers.
And there have been some people who have tried to be helpful and nice since I've been here. But by-and-large, it's becoming a Bible-and-Christian-Bashing session time and time again. Now, we have people like Rehmat who, in my opinion, is just the type of person to confirm people's distrust and hatred for Muslims by his evil words and personal attacks and justification of the likes of bin Ladin.
I feel like I spend more time here defending my own faith than learning about Islam. That's the way these discussions always seem to go.
I didn't come here bashing Muhammad or calling him evil, ugly names. Nor did I come here with statements as stupid as "Islam is a terrorist religion". There is all kinds of information in books, on radio, on the Web that attack Islam, it's prophet, it's Book, etc. and some of the issues seem to be very valid to me. But my intent was not to come here with such things because I knew it would be offensive.
Apparently others do not have the same concern regarding us "kaffirs"; they don't care who they hurt or offend.
I didn't come here expressing myself in an evil way. That is nonetheless what <b>I</b> have been getting.
Anything I've said, I've been willing to back up with sources and with proof, yet the same people who demand such things of me are not willing themselves to do the same. That is what is called hypocricy.
I do not like it here anymore and in fact, the attacks on my faith have actually caused me to research, study, read and pray and my faith is now stronger than it was before. Perhaps certain individuals should change their tactics and methodologies.
Thanks to those who did not exhibit such behavior.
Unfortunately, it is time for me to make my exit, because I cannot and will not tolerate such incorrect and ugly things to be said about my or my faith <b>ESPECIALLY</b> when people can't back it up.
So long.