A Muslim Girl converting to Christianity ?

[Nosherwan]

@Reason

You have several misconceptions about the US.

The vast majority of Muslim parents in the US take their kids to the mosque every week, teach them about Islam etc. The US is a free country and some people choose to reject their religion, some become nominal Muslims, some middle of the roaders, and some very religious. This is the same with US Christians, US Jews, US Hindus, etc.

I don’t know any Muslim family who “celebrated” Christmas–but 99% of Muslim parents take their kids to celebrate Eid at the mosque and with family.

What religious rights does the UK provide that the US doesn’t? The UK has a state religion, although it does not force it upon its population. The US has no state church and does not interfere with the religious practices of its people.

In the US there is no requirement for assimilation, certainly not religious assimilation. Jews have been in the US for a long time and have not religiously assimilated. Cultural assimilation is not required but it occurs naturally because the US is more successful than any country in absorbing newcomers. This is because the US generally welcomes newcomers, gives them opportunities, and has an open society. Moreover, it has the most appealing culture in the world. Inevitably, the stronger culture will subsume weaker cultures and this has happened time and again with immigrant groups from all corners of the world. In contrast, European countries tend to look down on immigrants, separate themselves from them, and does not provide them with enough opportunities. We don’t have half the problems the UK or France have with immigration.

Will US Muslims become Christians en masse? No, look at the example of Jews. However, US Muslims will eventually culturally assimilate like Jews did, like Hindus will, like the Germans, Irish, Italians, Poles, et al. all did.

You are correct that Christian doctrine is bigoted on the issue of apostasy. Christian societies evolved on that, though–just like Muslim societies did on slavery. Islamic doctrine permits slavery yet it is banned even in shariah countries like Iran. Hopefully Islamic nations will do on freedom of conscience what they did on slavery.

I don’t know dude, most Non-Muslim Americans I’ve interacted with on the net have generally been very ignorant and hateful, not left a very good impression of Americans.

I don’t hate Americans though, I’m quite willing to change my opnion if I come acorss any nice Americans who are not Islamophobic/Pakiophobic. I think the only nationality I can say I hate is Indian but I have good reason to, they hate us way more than we hate them..

British Non-Muslims are generally wonderful people, some can have misconceptions but they’re open minded and easily accept us as one of them once they know we’re not all like the ones in the media. Some are dickheads like Nick Griffin but even most White people hate them, on the night of Eid we had some White protestors on Wilmslow Rd with banners saying “crush the bnp”, that’s sooooo heartwarming to know not all White people hate Pakis/Muslims and they’re here to show solidaritory with us on our holy festival, I felt like hugging them, lol.

I know this country has a state religion, so what, it doesn’t offend us, we don’t find other religions offensive, I hate it when hospitals stop nurses wearing crucifixes because apparently it might offend the non-Christians, that’s what causes community tensions, or when they start renaming Christmas to Winterval, that’s bollocks, Christianity doesn’t offend us, ring your church bells, sing your hymns, celebrate Christmas and wear crucfixes all you want, I don’t find it remotely offensive, the only thing we find offensive is when ours religion is insulted in the name of freedom of speech, just as I wouldn’t insult the Prophet of another religion I want my religion respected too.

Christianity and Judaism (soooo similar to us) are the coolest religions after Islam as long as Muslim children don’t start converting to them.

I don’t think USA has much of a culture, ok they have a culture but I wouldn’t say it’s unique or American, it’s just a modern/contemporary culture which is universal, it’s not got a rich heritage like Great Britain or Pakistan.