Like many others on the Questioning Islam/Ahmadiyya subreddit, Ultraman66 grew up immersed in Ahmadiyya and Islam. This post is a mirror of his story as shared on that subreddit. It’s powerful because he was so devout prior to his questioning and leaving the religion.
Death for Apostasy: An Open Letter
This is an open letter to Colleen Leary, editor in chief of The Vanguard—Portland State University’s student-run newspaper. It was prompted by the firing of the paper’s multimedia editor Andy Ngo, who shared clips via Twitter of a Muslim speaker at an interfaith panel indicating that according to Islamic law, apostates from Islam are to be killed or “asked” to leave the country.
No Compulsion in Religion, Apostasy and Abrogation
This post is a response to this Twitter conversation (since deleted by Ahmadi Muslim Twitter user, @UMA1R_). My concluding thoughts on the matter follow. “Disbelievers” are referenced numerous times in the Qur’an, agreed. This mention of “disbelievers” is far more frequent than the nuanced concept of apostasy from Islam. Freedom of belief can be (1) freedom […]
The Ahmadiyya: Beliefs and Practices
Who are the Ahmadiyya, and why are these Muslims persecuted the world over by other Muslims? How does their interpretation of Islam differ from mainstream Sunni Islam? We’ll take a brief tour through several topics covering differences of interpretation, progressive Islamic beliefs as well as contemporary issues. Positions on slave wives, evolution, hadith, loyalty to one’s country, gender segregation, and a host of other issues—it’s all covered here.