Cultures Traically Collide
This article left me with mixed feelings. See what you think/how you feel. When a 17 year old girl told her father that she was converting from Muslim to Christianity, her father stabbed her mother to death. Why? “…in the eyes of most Muslims, converting is totally unacceptable and to be honest, sadly, many would react as he has done,” quoted from a Muslim source. It is interesting to note that when a Muslim child does something wrong, it is considered that the mother is to blame and must be punished for the wrong-doing. How do you think this would take off in America?Although the girl escaped, and the father seems to have committed the crime, the father was seriously hurt as well. Some background information to know is that the girl was attending a nondenominational Christian school. The school does not force students to participate in Christian services. I do question why a devote Muslim family would place there child in a Christian school. Although the school stated, “In the case of Islamic students the school is in principle and in practice very supportive of students observing religious customs, such as wearing Hijab-this has happened in the past, observing fasting, and the need for prayer rooms,” stated the principal. I think it would be very difficult to personally be placed in this situation as a teen. If I had to attend a school where most students were Muslim, I would honestly find it stressful. I wonder if the girl felt pressure from her peers. Did she want to convert to Christianity to fit in or were her motives different?
A woman from the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission said there is a serious need for open discussion on the impact of western religion freedom and what it means for Muslim immigrants. It was noted in the article that the Quran does teach that the faithful kill those who leave the faith, but Muslim leaders have said it is not to be taken literally. Sadly, this girl’s family committed their lives to their Islamic faith and truly practiced what was preached showing devotion.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52437
posted by Anonymous @ 10/23/2006 06:46:00 PM
3 Comments:
Sorry Tim, I disagree with you, this is in no case acceptable. Taking someone's life is wrong, no matter what your background.
Betty, the family probably put their children in a Christian school because the education was better. Most Christian schools in the U.S are private and many people think that they have higher standards.
I agree with you, it's possible that she felt pressured into converting, but that may not be the case. Maybe because of her extensive exposure to the religion, she felt a connection and decided that way, but like I said, its impossible for us to know exactly why she chose to convert. The main issue you presented is that the father stabbed the girl's mother, and that is completely unacceptable. I believe it will be condemned by all moderate Muslim's in the U.S. If you see my comment on the post about swimming in Somalia, there is a quote by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf that brings up the point that extremists of any religion probably have psychological issues, and I am guessing in this case, the man may have had psychological problems as well. Don't you think?
Just a side note, if you go to the main page on world net daily, which is the website you posted, you can literally see how biased it is.
As I stated in my previous post, I doubt this was completely driven by faith, it was most likely a psychologically driven act.
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