If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?I would see myself as having failed in my role as a father and as a Christian.(Original post by takethyfacehence)
I'd wonder what I'd done wrong in bringing them up... -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?Don't blame yourself the bible has too many contradictions, also don't let your kids take math, or they might learn pi is not 3 Lol and know that teh old book is wrong.(Original post by Dutchman81)
I would see myself as having failed in my role as a father and as a Christian.
Edit : well its true pie isn't 3, dont neg me for that =pLast edited by dotdotdotdot; 07-11-2012 at 17:52. -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?Well as I live in an area that is mostly labour, white and Christian/atheist I would probably think they were messing around at first as we unfortunately have no real mixing of cultures in my area as of yet. However if they persisted and were serious of course I would honestly support them fully as any parent should.
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?a son - pleased it might keep him off alcohol, a daughter - wonder why she should chose a religion that so restricts women. And yes I do know that originally Islam was an improvement for women but it certainly isn't now.
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?If they took on the faith not a problem, Islam is a nice religion - its the people that subvert it (same as christianity to be honest)
some aspects of the culture arranged marriage, women second class citizens (especially ones affecting women bigomy, the laws on rape etc), sharia law etc then i would have a major issue with it -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?Good parenting(Original post by takethyfacehence)
I'd wonder what I'd done wrong in bringing them up...
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?I would support them. I have experience of changing faith myself - christian to atheist, now getting more spiritual again, although not in an organised religion way nor going back towards christianity. So I would understand easily how you can change your beliefs. I would probably want to be introduced to my son/daughters friends from the mosque and so on, and debate beliefs with them (in a nice way, not a 'you're wrong' way!)
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?Men don't exactly get a free reign either.(Original post by parentlurker)
a son - pleased it might keep him off alcohol, a daughter - wonder why she should chose a religion that so restricts women. And yes I do know that originally Islam was an improvement for women but it certainly isn't now. -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?'Islam' still is, it always has been and always will be. However the way its practiced nowadays allows your opinion to have some foundation.(Original post by parentlurker)
a son - pleased it might keep him off alcohol, a daughter - wonder why she should chose a religion that so restricts women. And yes I do know that originally Islam was an improvement for women but it certainly isn't now. -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?Is that a diss for ginger people? Or you got sources to back it up.(Original post by Brutal Honesty)
Most Muslim men who convert are gingers. -
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?If I had a daughter I'd teach her to think logically for herself. She'd have to be exceptionally stupid to chose Islam (which will restrict her tremendously) when she could easily chose absolutely anything she wants, but I suppose I would support her decision.
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?I wouldn't really mind, I don't see that there's that much difference between Islam and Christianity. I'm an atheist, but it's a personal decision. Especially if it has the "Santa Claus" effect, where if they were being annoying I could tell them that Santa/god/allah wasn't pleased, and that they better be good or else no presents/eternal afterlife for them :P
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Re: If your son/daughter converted to Islam what would your honest reaction be?You're not a muslim woman so don't speak for them(Original post by parentlurker)
a son - pleased it might keep him off alcohol, a daughter - wonder why she should chose a religion that so restricts women. And yes I do know that originally Islam was an improvement for women but it certainly isn't now.
