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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1r8hb1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Grateful for my freedom in America! I escaped religious persecution in Egypt! by ibrahim0000000

Here’s my full story: https://www.answering-islam.org/authors/abraham/testimony.html

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[deleted] t1_j1rbh4y wrote

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1rbnko wrote

I’m a free thinker. An independent thinker.

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1re1w7 wrote

What I like about the West is secularism.

What I dislike is lack of community and loneliness sometimes.

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Annthony_ t1_j1rg4nl wrote

Feeling lonely is normal if you are in a new place, let alone on a different continent. You will find good friends and a nice community in no time, i can tell that by looking at your genuine smile. Good luck!

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1rgnbn wrote

Thank you so much. Being genuine is the most important thing to me.

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1reuyj wrote

Honestly I’m not religious. Nor does religiosity appeal to me. Spiritual yes!

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1rf9lu wrote

Rural communities anywhere tend to be regional. I am always taking my example from academic intellectuals.

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DispozableHero86 t1_j1srvl1 wrote

Couldn't have said it better, perfect.

I'm also an Egyptian and when I saw this post the first thought that came to mind is that he escaped persecution for renouncing religion entirely and becoming an atheist. If I'm going to be honest I was also disappointed to see that he just escaped from one cult to another, whatever logic that invalidates Islam can equally be applied to all religions, I do not understand how anyone could ever find one religion to be more plausible than the other when they are all based on groundless faith.

Having said that, nothing but love and respect to this guy. I don't share his beliefs but I'm happy that he can now live a life where he can freely adopt whatever idea that he sees fit without any consequences. It is precisely this freedom that's a tenant of secular humanism, not religion. There should never be an intellectual monopoly or demonization of free thought, and I'm happy he's got that freedom now, it's everything people like me could ever hope for.

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