Isn't It Odd? Isn't It Strange?

[Mirch]

Re: Isn’t It Odd? Isn’t It Strange?

@LP

What mirch said.
Moreover not liking is not equivalent to hating.
I stopped listening to islamic lectures long back, not because I disliked the lecturers, but because I no longer wanted to see the punishing side of my lord. I wanted to know the forgiving side of my lord. Al Raheem, Al kareem, Al ghaffar, Al mujeeb etc. Doesn’t mean I hate the lecturers out there. Yes, it gets to me how we instill fear from the lord in our children instead of love of the lord.
I don’t think it has anything to do with muslims or non muslims.

Agree to your stance 110%. I do not know why in religion use of negative motivation is thought to be a universal and powerful tool. The religious scholar who scares you the most is supposed to be most inspiring. Does it negative motivation work with everybody in every situation? I do not think so.
If look at the history of spread of any religion it was spread by those who were most pious and practicing , most humble and mild mannered.
Yes consequences of non confirming to religion should be spelled out but that should not be used as a motivator.
I once sat with a group of pious people they painted such a beautiful picture of jannat and spelled out so many easy ways to get in that I wanted to go to Jannat at that very moment.