Recently, an ex-Muslim of Shia background—Ithna’ashariyyah to be precise—came out publicly to her friends and family on Facebook. While it was a shock to some of them, this is something she’s already come to terms with a long time ago. For privacy, I won’t include the original post—just a collection of my comments on it […]
Memes Missing References: The ‘True Islam’ & ‘Muslims for Peace’ Campaigns
I often see memes from Ahmadi Muslim outreach campaigns on Twitter that aim to convey Islam in a progressive light. The statements are meant to break stereotypes about Islam. The memes are often provocative in that way. This post is part critique and part advice for those creating such memes. The trouble is that often—even […]
Beliefs and Labels
Whether you believe in a particular religion or not, discussion about beliefs often starts with labels about beliefs. The purpose of this post is to serve as a common reference point for both the religious and the non-religious.
We define terms such as theism, atheism, deism, agnosticism. Agnostic deism as a combination of on both belief and knowledge, is described. We wrap up with a brief introduction into formal arguments for a God.
Why Focus on Islam if Christianity has More Adherents?
Why do I focus on critiquing Islam and not Christianity? A Muslim on Twitter asks in this conversation. I haven’t been asked this before, and I would think it obvious—but apparently not. See my response below this Twitter exchange. Firstly, I do make the occasional references to Christianity. See this blog post for an example. […]
Changing Species: On Dogs and Wolves
This post explores an exchange about Ahmadi Muslim claims regarding speciation and evolution, as gleaned from the Q&A section of the Rational Religion website’s page on Evolution. Twitter user @hasanahmad80 (Hasan Ahmad) responded to my tweet, correcting me on my supposition that dogs evolved from wolves. This post is my more detailed response to Hasan. […]
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