Originally posted by 547000
reply to post by Rosha
Islam preaches death to apostates.
He means they don't have a choice in that sense. You will be killed in most cases if you stop being a muslim.
Then you would be killed for making the choice. That would be the consequence, it doesn't alter the existance of the choice it doesnt 'remove choice'.
Religion isnt genetic. Its not hardwired into your DNA or an appendage like an arm or leg you have no power to alter. God didnt create religion,
humans did.
The people you are refering to ARE choosing, they are just making 'different' choices . 'In that sense' by staying when they'd rather leave, they are
choosing to believe fear is bigger than God, religion is bigger than God, mens power is bigger than Gods power etc.. all choices, all choices that can
be rethought, recanted and changed - any time.
This is not to judge another human or say that acting in fear is necessarily "wrong" per say, in some cases acting in fear is extremely sensible, its
only that I know many so-called apostates, people from many religions, who are living freely, living well, who have made the decision to act upon
their choices to 'truely believe' and so, have choosen to act from a basis of faith rather than fear. They were not killed for no longer being
muslim, or Jew or Catholic. I know a few who were killed. I know a few who no longer have faces owing to their choices.
I know just as many who have made other choices, like to aquiese, to stay and secretly believe differently etc.. and I respect them no less. Its not
about judgement, *I* am not God either, its about recognizing choice does exist and learning where and when and why you're making them. Its about
re-empowering choice in your life and taking back what "they" have tried to steal by trying to make you believe it doesnt exist.
It does.
R
edit on 21-8-2011 by Rosha because: (no reason given)