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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1rgtda wrote

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

I would be honored! My story is here https://www.answering-islam.org/authors/abraham/testimony.html

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pk10534 t1_j1smxy1 wrote

Amazing story. I’m very happy you’re here and hope the U.S. treats you well :)

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1sn2qj wrote

The Lord has blessed me abundantly! I’m grateful beyond words. Hence this post.

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SearchGehenna t1_j1so49t wrote

In case you haven’t found it yet: /r/exmuslim

Much warmth, A fellow Abrahamic apostate

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onacloverifalive t1_j1u0zsg wrote

Thanks for your story. It reveals quite specifically what a tremendous source of distress and destruction religious fundamentalism can be even within a small family or community.

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ibrahim0000000 OP t1_j1u51d5 wrote

No it’s not fundamentalism, but the tree itself. Our Lord said, Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

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TheCowardIchabod t1_j1uf0nw wrote

I'm happy you found peace. I'm agnostic, but I support the freedom to believe or not believe. I hope your journey brings peace and your story encourages others to find peace; whether it's through the same beliefs or different beliefs.

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Huffle-buff t1_j1ufb91 wrote

As your fellow Egyptian, I'm sorry about this. The idea of your family and neighbours treating you so horribly for abandoning islam rings true. But I don't think the government would try and arrest you. And I say this an a non muslim. Your stories of persecution by the government itself seem false. And I would please like to advise you to be careful about who you might indirectly be harming by adding even a small amount of error in your story.

And again, I really don't mean to be rude. I myself I'm trying to escape Egypt. But the way you make seem as if the government itself arrests the non religious due to specific laws is something I as an Egyptian have never heard of. I would be happy if you could provide some sort of proof of apostacy being illegal in Egypt, but I doubt that you will find any specific written law. False or exaggerated statements like these might hurt the image of the country even further, which will affect our tourism industry and make things worse for everyone who hasn't been lucky enough to escape yet.

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fritobugger t1_j1tiq9e wrote

Hopefully you won't join the extremist Christians in America determined to turn the USA into a Christian run theocracy.

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