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Submitted by Renox (United States), Dec 16, 2021 at 23:48

At over $100 a hardback copy (under $35.00 paperback) I would have expected "Moving in and out of Islam" to be a tome of some.....I don't know.......depth, I guess. But I should have known the subject matter itself precludes any kind of serious consideration. As Dr. Pipes points out, the more interesting passages are those of people who have moved from Christianity into Islam.....and then back again, with an emphasis on what it was that brought them back to their original Christianity. What was it about Islam that they found so repugnant that they decided to re-convert back to Christ's church?

And this is the problem I have with the book. I found it frivolous: Is this a subject worthy of academic consideration?. For example, one reason given by a "returnee" (to Christianity) was the great "pressure" to be a "good Muslim". Really? Then why did this person convert to Islam in the first place? To be a "bad" Moslem?

After reading some additional passages discussing why newly minted Muslims return to Christianity, I was struck by how much it sounded like a bunch of spoiled, whiny teenagers complaining having to go to church or refusing to clean up their bedrooms. The reasons for returning to Christ were positively silly – absurd. "Islam didn't want you to enjoy life at all" is typical of the kinds of excuses given to give up on Islam. Really? You converted to Islam to "enjoy life? Gee. That sounds like you had a real epiphany there.

Not a single "returnee" from Islam sounded like he had bothered to investigate what it meant to convert to Islam in the first place. Hadn't even bothered.....hadn't even thought about it. Hadn't even gone to Google to do some basic research. I'm sorry to say this, but to me, these people sounded like they all suffered a touch of insanity to one degree or another. Check out YouTube. There you can find samples of people publicaly converting to Islam. Each and every one of them gave me the creeps as I watched.

I must admit a certain distrust of people who "convert". I distrust their sincerity or their mental balance. If your life depends on it, that's one thing.......I'd probably convert myself.....I am no martyr. But if someone tells me that at age 30 or so he suddenly saw the light and is changing religions, I can't help wonder how sincere he was about his original religious beliefs in the first place. I'd wager he wasn't sincere at all.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1New legislation idea for Ilhan Omar (nothing but sarcasm) [135 words]PrashantDec 18, 2021 15:28277344
Don't give her any ideas [76 words]JeffDec 19, 2021 18:45277344
I Pledge Allegiance to --- [421 words]RenoxDec 16, 2021 23:48277314
Our dear Renox is not happy with human decisions to leave Islam, which the Qur'an tells us are planned by Allah! [271 words]dhimmi no moreDec 17, 2021 15:46277314
Interesting Contention - To Whom Does One Trust to Preserve Self in Afterlife? [101 words]M ToveyDec 17, 2021 16:07277314
Our dear Renox is not aware that our dear Ilyas Ba Yunus states that 75% of those that convert to Islam leave it within 1-2 years [202 words]dhimmi no moreDec 17, 2021 16:10277314
Our dear Renox صلى الله عليه وسلم disagrees with Allah! Astaghfirullah and the Islamic Doctrine of القضاء والقدر [147 words]dhimmi no moreDec 18, 2021 07:08277314
Our dear Renox's Advise for Those Leaving Islam? Read and Laugh [146 words]dhimmi no moreDec 18, 2021 07:20277314
Who could take a pass on an invitation like this? [92 words]JeffDec 18, 2021 15:31277314
Our dear Renox loves the Qur'an as well as Western movies! [95 words]dhimmi no moreDec 19, 2021 15:35277314
Admission of the Vulnerabilities of Islam – Believers Are not Guaranteed Admission to Islamic Paradise [369 words]M ToveyDec 14, 2021 12:59277270

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