Why do people reject Islam?

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Just curious really. A lovely colleague of mine used to be a Muslim but was quite vocal in telling us she was no longer a Muslim. It was a clear, decisive rejection of the religion and not just a lapse of faith.

Has anyone done similar, I'd love to know your reasons.

There were many Muslim girls at my school, some of whom had massively restricted prospects in life. One girl (who was a bit wild) told us she was worried that she was going to be forced into an arranged marriage. She just didn't come back one day, she was under 16.

Things do seem to have moved on since then though but there still seems to be huge variation.

What about women who are orthodox Jews or any other strict religion?

‘Revert’ implies something that you aren’t willing to explain, doesn’t it? Why aren’t you using the word ‘convert’?

I was educated by nuns in a Catholic convent which probably explains why I'm a warped degenerate with a flippant cocktail attitude. After all that 'suffering & sin, suffering & sin and more suffering & sin' I kissed that all goodbye for a life of pleasure and laughs which seemed like an attractive alternative.

I assume that Hell will no longer by an afterlife option as I'm no longer a member!

Yes let’s talk about them too. Numbers are much smaller though.

The gay (male) couple that live in the flats opposite me said they rejected Islam because they got death threats from their community about being gay and they said Islam is packed with terrified gay men in hiding, and misogyny!

Yes to this. Op in answer to your question I suppose some can no longer support the ideology, perhaps some women realise it’s not for them too.

My question isn't why someone do it.
My question would be why more people, especially women, don't reject religions.

I don't understand why any woman remains affiliated with any religion which says that she can't even talk to the god/be a priest just because she is a woman.

And I have a Christian relative whose life was blighted by the fact that she met a gay man who married her in an attempt to suppress/deny his sexuality, because he was training as a priest. Most faiths screw up to some extent when it comes to sexuality.

I’ll have to update you when it comes to it.

So far, I only have a son and as far as I and my husband are concerned - if we had a daughter, she would be treated exactly the same as him in terms of being kept at home and away from the society 🤨

It’s an interesting question but even more prone to backlash than the op’s

A lot of Muslims are not really very religious, especially women as you don’t actually have to go to mosque etc. A lot of Muslims don’t even know what the Quran says. They learn to recite passages but don’t actually know what the words mean.

A lot of people are just culturally Muslim and enjoy the benefits of a close community.

I'm loving warped degenerate with a flippant cocktail attitude.

Not sure whether to make it my MN username or my new lifestyle goal.

Why do people reject Islam?

Why do people specifically start threads to bash Muslims who are receiving increasing amounts of racism?

People do strange things, OP

Why shouldn't she use the word revert? Anyone who is not familiar with its nuances can easily google. And it is no more or less objectionable than Christian notions that paint us all (i.e. from every religious culture or no religion at all) as being in some sense originally at one with god, and having 'fallen' from that oneness into state that requires a redemption.

Exactly this.

Yep, and then bugger straight off without taking part.

We were in an uber a while ago and the driver regaled us with his rejection of Islam for a full 40 minutes. He absolutely slated it as a BS religion, he used to be heavily involved in mosque life etc.
He told us that his mum cried because her husband had to do the washing up because she was ill from cancer. Absolutely bonkers.
Im Jewish and was brought up observant, not now, but my dad was pretty hands-on for the 70s/80s.

What do you think orthodox Jewish woman can or can’t do?

In islam, its a sin to force anyone to do anything, including marriage and even forcing someone to revert/convert to islam also. So when these people usually from South Asian countries do make their children marry by force, they're actually going against islam.

Arranged marriage is fine if both parties are happy and agree.

You are talking absolute rubbish. You clearly know very little about how little rights women had in this country until relatively recently. Women being kept subservient is down to culture, not religion. My dh is an Arab Muslim and his family is full of educated, successful women. My MIL can’t understand why British women take on their husband’s name and lose their identity.

When you say a lot of people love islam. That is true.it is the fastest growing religion in the world.
With women being more than men joining islam.

Men and women. Colleagues in London, British and from overseas, who drank, didn’t eat halal, didn’t fast, had relationships, and the women didn’t cover, and just performed Islam for their families when home for a holiday.

I also used to take students to New York as a study course in another job. Quite a few Muslim female students who usually covered and were escorted to and from campus by a brother or cousin (they lived locally) took off veils at the airport to not attract undue attention from immigration, but left them off and drank and partied with their non-Muslim classmates throughout the trip. I once had to go and rescue a bunch from a house party somewhere in the Bronx.

Most people don't tend go around informing unsuspecting strangers that they have fallen from grace and require redemption though, unless they're a maniacal street preacher. And I feel fairly sure that a anyone accosting random Muslims to tell them they are actually Christian, and that they've fallen from grace by indulging in heresy worshipping false idols, and that they must atone for their sins or they'll burn in hell, would be considered offensive and most likely arrested for hate speech. 'Revert' is very much like 'cis', and equally offensive to those who don't subscribe to that particular ideology.

Why do you think people should reject Islam?

Fear.