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Here is a remarkable thread on why some Muslims lose faith and become #ExMuslim.
It makes the point I also made repeatedly: the main reason is the growing ethical gap between modern-day conscience and traditionalist teachings with violence, coercion, patriarchy, inequality. https://t.co/G01cGXs77B
— Mustafa Akyol (@AkyolinEnglish) February 18, 2022
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Thread on Ex-Muslims 🧶
Most Muslims do not leave Islam for shahāwat (desires). They leave for shubuhāt (doubts). They have theological and moral doubts that were usually answered poorly by preachers or simply because they do not have it in them to submit to Islam. https://t.co/ZUpDC8yg83
— Abu Fatima (@AbuFatimareturn) February 16, 2022
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And here is a relevant passage from “Reopening Muslim Minds” on the “stark gap between early Islam, in its context, and contemporary Islam, in its own context.” pic.twitter.com/nqiIGCpNCz
— Mustafa Akyol (@AkyolinEnglish) February 18, 2022
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Dr. Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times and author of this article
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
Please follow the thread above to read all the ideas in Twitter about the issue at hand. The Muslim scholars rather than projecting their weaknesses and short sightedness on to the young Muslim generation, need to wake up and genuinely answer the questions the modern civilization has posed for morality and traditional understanding of Islam.
About 100,000 Muslims leave the faith every year in USA, according to the Pew Research Center.
My main suggestion to the open minded readers is to read on and in the words of Sir Francis Bacon, “Read not to contradict … but to weigh and consider.”
The Muslim Times has a very large number of collections on the issue of morality and organized religion in general. So, without further adoo, I would like to share a few of those with you. You can explore many others by clicking some of the links provided above.
National Geographic Video: All Knowing, All Seeing God Keeps Us Away from Crime and Sin, See the Evidence
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Is Our Morality Constantly Evolving?
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Debate: Human Morality, Monotheism and Organized Religion?
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International Poll: Is God Necessary for Morality?
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Debate: Human Morality, Monotheism and Organized Religion?
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Ted Talk About Empathy, Fairness and Morality in Animals
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% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 
Indonesia 96% 
Philippines 96% 
Nigeria 93% 
Brazil 84% 
India 79% 
Turkey 75% 
Mexico 55% 
U.S. 44% 
Russia […]
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% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: Indonesia 96% Philippines 96% Nigeria 93% Brazil 84% India 79% Turkey 75% Mexico 55% U.S. 44% Russia […]
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% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: Indonesia 96% Philippines 96% Nigeria 93% Brazil 84% India 79% Turkey 75% Mexico 55% U.S. 44% Russia […]
Only 15% of the French Believe God is Necessary for Morality
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: Indonesia 96% Philippines 96% Nigeria 93% Brazil 84% India 79% Turkey 75% Mexico 55% U.S. 44% Russia […]
75% of Turks Believe God is Necessary for Morality
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New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill people, preliminary referendum results show https://t.co/q5qWtZgV4R — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 30, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, […]
U.S. Christians are much more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to say that most things in society can be clearly divided into good and evil
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Audio: Radio Interview of Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times about Science and Existence of God
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Are the Scientists the Better Teachers for Several of the Attributes of God?
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Book Review: Islam Without Extremes by Mustafa Akyol
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:144) Piety […]
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Source: WSJ
Conversions involving Islam sometimes look like a one-way street in the West. Famed new believers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Keith Ellison seem to get all the attention—along with flamboyant flirts like Lindsay Lohan. But those who leave Islam may ultimately influence the faith more than converts do.
There are about 3.5 million Muslims in the U.S., according to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey. The data suggests that about 100,000 of them abandon Islam each year, while roughly the same number convert to Islam. Altogether nearly a quarter of those raised in the faith have left, with Iranians disproportionately represented. Similar trends prevail in Western Europe, where conversions in and out of Islam appear roughly to balance out.
In the U.S., ex-Muslims’ motives for leaving vary. Asked what their “main reason” was for no longer identifying as Muslim, Pew found 25% had general issues with religion and 19% with Islam in particular. Some 16% said they prefer another religion, and 14% cited “personal growth.” More than half of them abandon religion entirely, and 22% now identify as Christian.
Apostates challenge their former faith in three principal ways: publicly leaving, organizing with other ex-Muslims, and openly challenging the Islamic message.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-muslims-leave-the-faith-11596755143
Because in the West they are exposed to different ideas, opinions, beliefs, and ways of thinking compared to other parts of the world, where quite frankly, dissent is not tolerated.
Good start AK. We want to understand all the real reasons and tackle those. Help us out. Thanks