Does anyone here follow the religion of Islam?

[donnashuggy]

It would be great to hear about your positive experiences of living as a Muslim in Australia!

[iapetus_rocks]

Too many people continue to confuse this. It's not an anti Muslim sentiment; it's an anti Islam sentiment.

the rest of your post, I didn't quite understand. 😉

[j*oono]

It's the same thing iapetus.  A lot of people think that the religion is only followed by a small minority of countries. It's the second largest religion in the world.

[iapetus_rocks]

I think it"s a different thing. I think that often, people who don't like the ideas in Islam, place that dislike (mistakenly, in my opinion) onto its followers.

[poddster]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Gee Donna that is asking a lot.

I don't know if any one would admit to being Muslim after all the Muslim Bashing on these threads

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Rosie The op knows very well what the responses are likely to be, that is the reason reason that they are started.

The op does not take part in any of the comments. It is just a way of keeping the "anti whatever" sentiment boiling.

[jimmy*part4]

Like bob. Stir and watch the mayhem.

[amber-eyed-girl]

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@j*oono wrote:

I was wondering about this today with the latest terrorist threat attributed to Muslims by a number of people.

If you came to this country as a child and as you were growing up and in your youth.  Not quite a man and not still a child. How would you react to the reclaim Australia Rally and the anti Muslim sentiment? Badly, I would say.

ANZAC day is coming up.  Live in peace.

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How would I react? Not violently, and not with hatred. I would work towards being a person true to my beliefs, without abuse of others in turn. Negative behaviour would place me on the same level.

[colic2bullsgirlore]

My best friend's wife is a muslim and Javanese. I was best man at their wedding 22 years ago.

I know she considers me her closest australian confidante next to her husband. I have stayed at her families home in Java.

My friend and I met her on a visit to G land (Grajagan) in the late 80's well before it was "trendy' to surf there.

She moved from one of the most intensely populated areas on Earth to an extremely secluded farm on 500 acres.

To this day she still can't understand why Glen will not flood the flats and grow rice

She identifies as muslim but does not wear a Hijab often.

She can come into our house for a barby a week after I have cooked bacon on the barbecue... look at the meat cooking

and say "Daveed no babi in this...... no babi I no eat babi"

[colic2bullsgirlore]

Eddy at the back with his hands up stands about 6'5" now at 22 and works as a male model and dancer (b boy) in Melbourne. His mother Sarik in the blue top. Her sister Hanji and her kids and two other brothers....awesome family

[donnashuggy]

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@jimmy*part3 wrote:

Like bob. Stir and watch the mayhem.

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Did you miss my post?

[dellynt]

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@poddster wrote:

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Gee Donna that is asking a lot.

I don't know if any one would admit to being Muslim after all the Muslim Bashing on these threads

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Rosie The op knows very well what the responses are likely to be, that is the reason reason that they are started.

The op does not take part in any of the comments. It is just a way of keeping the "anti whatever" sentiment boiling.

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Agree 100% with poddsters comment