Agree with you for the most part. I don’t think there is much to argue just opinions to be discussed. We all have our own observations in the environments we have grown up in and observed around us. Corruption does exists everywhere, but in regards to our communities since this is what the thread is about, there is plenty to go around in ours alone. What are people doing to counter it? Most continue in their ways because everyone is in a fight for power. If you feel that argument is weak, my question is well what is really being done to bring about a change for these weaknesses that have plagued us? I very much agree that even religious individuals make mistakes and this is where I find that aspect weak. I am not the one who puts them on any type of special level, they themselves do. Everyone feels the need to shove their beliefs down your throat but pretty much don’t lead by their own examples. I have no problem with religious individuals, it’s just hard to come across genuine individuals that make you proud to know them and look up to their examples. I think culture and religion clash so much that yes it is a turn off. I am only referring to people who feel disconnected and that these could be the reasons for it. For people who don’t follow religion at all, I have no clue because I don’t know anyone on that end of the spectrum who are born and bred by Muslim parents. For the individuals that OP is referring to, I am not sure what their reasoning is.
Then why do we give them so much power? Why are they the ones holding the flags representing Islam. That’s exactly what I mean. Where are the good examples? I know not everyone can be generalized but for those who do wear the tags of Islam but cannot be trusted to lead in good faith (be it an Imam or a regular person in our everyday circles) then who can we look up to? Do you see what I mean? By the way, I am not talking about extreme terrorists groups. Not at all. I am talking about everyday people. I think most people in the Islamic world are greed about those people who commit crimes against humanity in Islam’s name.