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Losing my religion - Muslims. Interesting article.

JuliusCaesar · 2015-05-17 13:52:22

The difficulties that Muslims face in Britain as they lose their faith. Hard to leave such a community. Interesting this notion of 'cultural Muslims' and non-believing Muslims. A bit like 'non-practicing Catholics' and non-believers. Only we have a strongly individualist culture nowadays, and a greater tolerance of…

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The difficulties that Muslims face in Britain as they lose their faith. Hard to leave such a community. Interesting this notion of 'cultural Muslims' and non-believing Muslims. A bit like 'non-practicing Catholics' and non-believers.

Only we have a strongly individualist culture nowadays, and a greater tolerance of difference which makes it easier for Irish-cultural people to become atheists. I think.

I guess people losing their fundamentalist-Christian faith will also have difficulties, but how many would be in fear of physical attack?

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It happens eventually though. The majority of French "muslims" are non-practicing these days.

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Losing their religion followed by losing their heads. The horror of belief laid bare.

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