One of the topics that was always on my mind was the ‘cancellation’ of rules from the Old Testament, specifically the ones God set and delivered through Moses. Who determines which we are to follow? Why don’t we follow so many of those rules?
Category: Why I Reverted to Islam
Wanting to Fear God
Somehow I was never God-fearing. This word never made sense to me, because I was taught that Jesus saved us from our sins, and eventually God’s love for us will forgive us unconditionally. So what was there to ‘fear’?
What Losing Your Religion Feels Like
Losing your religion is a gradual thing. It creeps on you over the years, until one day you cannot take it anymore and say, “I need to do something about this.”
The Contradictions of the Trinity
Decided to do a bit of readings into the real origin of the Trinity- apparently, it originated from Greek philosophy. In ancient times, Greece was well known for their belief in many Gods. There you go.
The Road Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy…
Debates with My Dad
Currently on an e-mail debate with my dad (because things get really heated up when we are trying to make each other see our points, and also just because we both think better when we write it out). In the email, I sent him my views regarding what I really want from my faith journey…
I Needed to Grow with God, so I Left My Religion.
My faith should be able to help ME grow with God.
Seeking Knowledge, but Meeting Dead Ends
I recently embarked on a quest to seeking answers to the questions that I had, and who best to ask than the learned people of my Catholic faith? So, armed with the email addresses of a priest (Fr. E), and a nun (Sr. C), I decided to bombard them with my questions, as I was…