Thanks DD and Teas for your nice feelings, i really appreciate it, and it does mean much. 
à agree totally with you Teas
´´I have my beliefs and you have your´s´´
And as for Melek, its not norm nor acceptable that we who do believe in religion not just Ãslam find it that we are accused and need to defend our choices by believing in something where you take that right for granted that you dont believe in religion and we should accept your choices about that !
Ãm not questioning your choice, and you dont have the right to question mine also, and thats not open for debate !
Ãts simply MY personal choice, and MY right too !
There was no debate or discussion about Ramadan or fasting, it was about people who expressed their feelings about it
And that is personal, and as being at one place here at TLC, and having let´s say some kind of good relation with each other, we start to talk about it, answer when we asked questions about it.
That doesnt mean we be a material for criticism for what we choose to be.
That doesnt mean when i say...it makes me FEEL what the poor feel, and makes me want to make them dont need anything...some said NO its not true...its only in your head !
When i say i be happy at Ãftar...and i enjoy being fasting..some said a drug could do that !
And last but not least that adding that i need to go to a group therapy because of what i believe !
Who gave ANYONE the right to say this to me or to anyone at all because of our different beliefs ?!
And you say sensetive ?!
Sorry but we call it SELF RESPECT !
No one has even a bit of self respect would accept that.
Who said i accept the idea that you dont believe in God or religion, who said i find it logic? who said that i find you more open or intelligent for that ?!
Have i said that ?
Or have i said otherwise ?!
Have i questioned your choice ?!
à can question the concept yes, but have i questioned your choice?!
Have i put you down for that?
Has anyone else ever did ?!
You think that makes me agree with what you believe ?!!!
NO,
à just respected your choice of believing or not believing in whatever you want
But you dont !
You think you are superior because you are smart enough more than us because you knew you have been fooled and religions were set by man.
Well, we who believe in religion think the other way around, but you didnt hear us questioning your choice...its simply yours !
We had many debates about religions, Ãslam to be specific...i personally joint many of them and i had no problem having other point of view not agreeing with me or what i believe.
à had many questioned addressed to me about many topics related to Ãslam, and gladly answered, joint, and we were not agreeing with each others too
But we were respecting our differences
You can check that, and see how many debates we had here at TLC informative and nice one without having any throwing stones at any direction.
Of course we also had others too
But the informative and good debates and the ones that we really enjoyed when we were respecting each other differences.
Ãts normal, we are different...so we will have different understandings and beliefs
To have different point of view and to express them in appropriate way is everyone´s right, even healthy too, it would make us understand more about each other.
But to question my choices, judge me for that, and start attacking me, my beliefs and feeling you are superior because of the choices you made, then expect me to be cool, open minded, join and answer any questions and you call this debate ?! ..NO..im sorry, i dont accept.
As you grant yourself the right to choose and expect others to accept that because its YOUR choice, grant others same right.
Do you want to attack the others, even insult them and want them to accept it or else you would call them sensetive ?!!!
What? should we joke about it too to be pictured as open minded or what so ever ?
Should i tell handsom ´´ ohhh yessss, you got it, i take the drugs just after Sahur and i join the group therapy after Ãftar to have those feelings during my fast´´ ?!
Would that makes me open minded and fine by your standards ?!!!
Not sensetive?!
No sorry, the would make me least i can say not a respectable person and doesnt deserve to be respected from those who have same beliefs and those who dont .
And if im honest enough with myself, i wouldnt respect me either !
And i DO respect myself, and respect my belifs enough to not accept that !
Ps: 1. ´´you´´ a general term .
2. Ã didnt mean to criticise/put down the choices of those who dont believe in religions, but it was an explaining that we also as religious people have our criticism about it.
Edited (8/25/2009) by CANLI
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