I’m a fairly secular Muslim: Ask me anything

[Byemelania]

I probably won’t know the answer but I’ll try

What’s a secular Muslim?

I'm guessing someone with a Muslik background and who might engage in cultural elements of Islam without having a devout personal faith.

It's a bit like people who say they're Catholic but only do some of the traditions without weekly worship, or someone who is culturally Jewish but doesn't go to synagogue regularly.

@LolaSmiles yes. That’s about it

What's your motive in posting here, and why the FWR section in particular?

Why aren't you religious, OP?

Hi Bye, out of interest are you American?

Why don't more liberal Muslims publicly denounce the extreme beliefs and terrorism actions done in the name of Islam?

Shouldn't this go in the AMA section?

@The8thMonth they do

What's your take on FGM?

@Kantastic you sound like a cop. My motive is I didn’t know where else to post it

@Apileofballyhoo it’s too much hard work and draining. I guess organised religion is problematic, any kind of state influence on prayer is strange.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA Here you go, OP.

@HecatesCats no but I’ll miss Melania nevertheless

[quote Byemelania]@HecatesCats no but I’ll miss Melania nevertheless[/quote]
Thanks for replying. We don't have cops here, I wonder why you used that word to describe the police?

@The8thMonth because we don’t see it as our job to denounce the actions of some idiots. Why don’t all white people denounce slavery? Colonialism? They might now and then but they get tetchy when the subject comes up - it wasn’t us! It was our ancestors. Well Muslims aren’t a monolith and a minority of lunatics aren’t worth our breath.

@ArabellaScott thanks - should I move this thread?

@grassisjeweled it’s obviously sickening.

[quote Byemelania]@ArabellaScott thanks - should I move this thread?[/quote]
It's definitely a better fit for your thread

@HecatesCats where is here?

[quote Byemelania]@HecatesCats where is here?[/quote]
Forgive me, I should have said in the UK. Where are you based, if you don't mind me asking.

Do you drink alcohol? Think that sex before marriage is ok?
How secular are you?

Also is your family of origin similarly secular?

How would you feel if all religious symbols were banned in schools and public places? No wearing crucifixes, head coverings etc.?

Hi, thanks for sharing. How do your more religious friends and family feel about you being a more secular Muslim? Also, do you feel accepted in the country you are living in? Thanks x

@HecatesCats London. I used cops ironically. Now it has come to mean many things - cop, someone a bit spy-ie