how can you be religious if you cant read

cool! thanks Jolie sometimes it gets weird on here when every-time you make a thread (so and so has to put the their - two cents) because they want so bad to be seen as intelligent... so they insult you with little digs and sometimes blatant disrespect! I don't come here for that! but I try and ignore I think we need to start treating each other better

kfoxx1998 wrote: JoliePoufiasse wrote: No, I did not study Islam in a university setting. But I did have a long term Muslim boyfriend and I did partially read the Koran. Actual every day muslims do incorporate certain prescriptions of the Koran and certain sets of values in their every day life. In fact, most of the non-western world has this approach towards their respective spiritual beliefs. Same thing goes with some african spiritual beliefs. Western approach to spirituality is not the end all/be all. Stoning doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything. You're thinking in extremes. I'm done Jolie.  You proved what exactly what I was saying by dating a Muslim.  Did y'all smash?  Cause that ain't allowed in Islam no wheres. I'm speaking in extremes but you went from All Muslims, and every aspect to some do to most religions do the same to having Muslim boyfriends.  I love you because you always end up saying exactly the same thing I'm saying while arguing about it like we're saying something different

Damn those posting errors... Girl, you are confused . I only mentioned my ex to illustrate that I did know a few things about Islam, not to make him the poster boy for all muslims. And yes, we did smash, btw. Frequently. You have an issue with nuance. I'm trying to tell you that most non-western cultures do not view spirituality as something separate from their daily lives that must be only practiced on sunday and right away, your mind goes to stoning. Like what the hell? My ex was a regular dude, not an Al-Qaeda operative. He didn't have his butt in the air from sunset to sundown but he did have certain values and ways of thinking that were informed by his muslim upbringing. I don,t see what's so difficult to understand about that. The way spirituality is approached in the western world is NOT the norm. You seem to think that all that spirituality has to offer is 100% bad. When spirituality keeps a lot of people going and sometimes acts as a buffer against destructive instincts. For someone who studied religiion in a university setting, you're being mighty one dimensional. Just sayin.


Edited by JoliePoufiasse - May 05 2014 at 9:17pm

JoliePoufiasse wrote: You have an issue with nuance.

"Hello Kettle!  My name is Pot"

Edited by kfoxx1998 - May 05 2014 at 9:22pm

kfoxx1998 wrote: JoliePoufiasse wrote: You have an issue with nuance. Hello Kettle!  My name is Pot

Okay... You're the one who keeps harping on and on about the evils of religious beliefs whenever a religious thread arises though (along with a few other fonts). So yes, I will interpret this as an inability to compose with nuance. You probably don't realize it but you sound like a proponent of western supremacy half the time. That you can't see that throughout history, spirituality has been necessary for mental equilibrium is confounding to me. I'm  not asking you to be a believer of anything in particular, just objective.


Edited by JoliePoufiasse - May 05 2014 at 9:24pm

JoliePoufiasse wrote:  I can remember instances where I felt you were being ignorant or straight up judgmental (just being honest, not looking for a fight). I also remember instances where your statements were sound (your views on some women's issues, for instance). But you're just too tight with Afro, that alone is suspect in my mind

1- nah nah, no shade. 2- !!!