Re: Some food for thought...
I ask that you be completely objective, detached, and open-minded when answering the following question (truthfully, ofcourse).
Let's say, hypothetically, that society started this new thing where parents were to not mention religion or anything about it to their children. Then, when people reached a certain age, say.. 18, they would be able to choose their beliefs on their own (through research, questioning scholars of diff. faiths, etc.).
Do you think you would end up being a Muslim?
My answer would be probaby not. And I think a lot of people would have a similar answer. And so doesn't that mean that, sadly enough, the majority of us are Muslim only because our parents are?
There are, however, many people that have converted to Islam. And you will notice that these people have more compassion for the religion than anyone that was ever simply born into a Muslim family. It means a lot more if you "choose" the belief yourself. So I guess being born into a Muslim family has us all basically screwed over because we'll never have the same concern for Islam as those who were able to go out of their way to find it.
:biggthumb