You love who you love, who you get along with.

My parents would never accept a non Muslim man, but is it bad to say I don’t really care??

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    2 months ago

    I found this part of Christianity so toxic as well. It was freeing to let it go

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      2 months ago

      My boyfriend really struggled with this when we first met. He had very strong believes but struggled with the fact that the “rules” of his religion meant for him to spent his time after death without me. We worked through the whole “if a person is objectively good and still not allowed in paradise because they didn’t spent their time worshipping instead, how can this be about being a good person and not a cult?” spiel. Today he still believes in God and all that stuff but got rid of the whole fanclub and their weird membership rules and fees.

      His parents still have a hard time with this but I feel like for him personally it was liberating.

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        Is he Muslim and you not in this case? I’m confused.

        I can see that as liberating to let go of that.

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          He and his family a part of the protestant church (a bit like Catholics but they focus on the new testament). His parents made religion to be a big party of their life and identity.

          I was raised Catholic but left church as soon as I had my own money and was old enough to do so.