Muslim and starting to doubt my religion

If God isnt benevolent then whats the point in worshipping him?You say you would expect God to be merciful and Just but is it just or merciful to punish people infinitely for finite crimes.The fact that God is often shown to be angry or jealous in religous books shows that humans are just projecting their emotions onto God.If god actually existed he wouldnt be so petty.Man created god not the other way around.My point was obvious.Its much more likely a man lied about a miracle that broke the laws of physics than that the laws of physics were actually broken.Weve seen men lie all time.Ive never seen a miracle occur.

Islam has so many contradictions. It's forbidden to commit adultery or to cheat or to rape but it's fine to sleep with sex slaves. That's somehow not considered cheating or rape. It's ok to force poor women in war to have sex with you but sex is supposed to be a sin outside marriage. How does that even make sense? This is why I'm starting to lose my fath. This is rape.

If God is fair, merciful and just then why would he allow this?

If God is fair, merciful and just then why would he allow this?

Contracts.

Slaves were considered personal property.

However, adultery was breaking a civil contract between two Muslims, that of marriage. So one is cheating and the other isn't.

It's twisted logic (and immoral) but works in this sense.

Are you a troll or not because you seem to be disregarding responses to you...

What standards/axioms are you using for your point about God being unjust for punishing infinitely for finite crimes? How do you know for sure this is unjust?

I could say I think a judge sentencing a murderer to life in prison is unjust and he should instead be given 2 weeks community service. Does it mean the judge is unjust because I disagree with the sentence?

Organised religion is simply mind control. Outside of organised religion, it is always reasonable to follow what makes you feel happy, as long as is no harm to others. Islam is just a belief structure (with significant variation within it), like the others. But you know... you can make your own mind up...

Hi,

For many Muslims who grow up in western society it can be challenging to preach gender equality while adhering to a religion which has complete disregard for women and young girls. Indeed, you only have to take a look at Muslim-majority countries to appreciate the horrendous misogyny that is ingrained as part of Islamic culture, namely in conservative Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia where women can't drive and even in more progressive Muslim countries like Tunisia where less than 30% of women are in work. In places like Yemen and Oman it isn't atypical for a man to have multiple wives and to force young girls as young as 9 into marriage. The patriarchy may be misused in western society, but in Islam the oppression of women on the basis of their gender is commonplace, even here in Europe. A poll which came out a few months ago shows that 39% Muslims - as a collective in Britain - believe that a woman should always obey their husband.

If you are submissive of Islam because it's the religion your parents have made you follow from birth, then I'd advice you to do some research and form an opinion by yourself. Too many people follow religions blindly and that's a very dangerous mandate to follow because it makes people ignorant to reality and reason. I'm an atheist - and in a few years so will be most of this country. Don't be afraid to challenge your views and leave Islam if it's not for you.

Hope I helped,

Jake

Just when I start to think positive I come across this to prove my poin

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3716280/Yes-boys-sex-slaves-Outrage-British-Muslim-cleric-mosque-Cardiff-jihadis-radicalised-tells-teenagers-captives-permissible-Islam.html

Yes it is Daily fail article. But this practice IS permissible, almost all scholars agree on it. What scares me is that this is technically rape. I'm just so confused.

But loads of scholars are wahabbis from Saudi who are misogynistic, even their female clerics are! I'm Shia Muslim and we are a bit different

I agree with you mostly, nice comment. I'm a Muslim girl although I know that the misogyny in Saudi about not driving cars and forcing 9 year old girls to wed is unallowed in Islam

In my opinion some of them rules stated in the quran will never possibly be used in my lifetime and i doubt in yours.

But loads of scholars are wahabbis from Saudi who are misogynistic, even their female clerics are! I'm Shia Muslim and we are a bit different