Hi

[kawaiigardiner]

Hi :statisfie

Signed up to chat about religion and philosophy. I'm a Deist, to give a brief over view: http://www.religioustolerance.org/deism1.htm

I subscribe to the "Five Articles" of English Deists:

1. Belief in the existence of a single supreme God
2. Humanity's duty to revere God
3. Linkage of worship with practical morality
4. God will forgive us if we repent and abandon our sins
5. Good works will be rewarded (and punishment for evil) both in life and after death

[Raudha]

Hi

Welcome to the forum...

:peace::peace::peace:

[ژاله]

welcome to the forums.:)

[Hayaa]

Hello there, welcome to IB.. :)

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[kawaiigardiner]

Cool; thank you for all the kind comments :D

How familiar are most people here with Deism?

['Abdul Rahmaan]

I'm late but it's never too late. :p

Welcome brother! Glad to have you here. :)

[kawaiigardiner]

I'm late but it's never too late. :p

Welcome brother! Glad to have you here. :)

Awww, your kitten looks so cute :D

I'm sure he makes sure you don't get in trouble ;D

"Sorry I can't do that, Kitten disapproves" :P

[Nora.]

Salam Alikom :)

Welcome to the board , hope you benefit and find answers of your questions :)

[syilla]

Hi...

welcome on board... :D

Wellington is such a beautiful place :)

[kawaiigardiner]

Hi...

welcome on board... :D

Wellington is such a beautiful place :)

Yeap; the great thing with New Zealand; most female Muslims don't feel out of place given that there are very few women in New Zealand who wear revealing clothing - assuming the getup is casual clothes with a hijab. If you wear the whole KSA/Chidor thing then you're going to stand out no matter what city you're in :p

[kawaiigardiner]

Well, I'm off now, Tilmeez has made it quite clear via a private message that he doesn't want non-Muslims in the forum.

['Abdul Rahmaan]

Really? Did he highlight the reason? I've been here for a year now. Never heard of such a complain by any non-Muslim member.

[Tilmeez]

:welcome:

Well,, I'm off now, Tilmeez has made it quite clear via a private message that he doesn't want non-Muslims in the forum.

Kawaiigardiner,
You know your above meesage is irrelevent now :). I have cleared it up with you in PM.
Enjoy your stay here.

[Rabi'ya]

Welcome to IB

Hope you enjoy your time here :)

[zakirs]

Enjoy your stay bro.. we like having people of other faiths here :).

Your beliefs are quite close to islamic beliefs .. do you know completely about islam ?

[Al Ansari]

Greetings,
Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay.

[kawaiigardiner]

Enjoy your stay bro.. we like having people of other faiths here :).

Your beliefs are quite close to islamic beliefs .. do you know completely about islam ?

Well, I am gay which puts me at odds with Islam (plus some other issues I have too with Islam).

[zakirs]

Please be free to discuss them with us :) . you can post on the Discover islam forum :)

[Ramadhan]

Your deism tenets are very close to Islam, you might as well say the Syahada kalimat and revert to Islam.
We can sort out your other issues later :)

[kawaiigardiner]

Your deism tenets are very close to Islam, you might as well say the Syahada kalimat and revert to Islam.
We can sort out your other issues later :)

:sl:

:statisfie

Well, I'm doing my homework right now - having read more and more, realising that Islam isn't as simple as: this is 'the islam'. I'm recognise now that Islam is a lot more diverse than Westerners give it credit for.

I've been reading:

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/quran/

And I'd have to say I'm on the liberal end of the spectrum but that doesn't mean I'm an 'everything goes' kind of person; one needs to have restraints in ones life to maintain perspective on what life is really about.

[kawaiigardiner]

:sl:

:statisfie

Well, I'm doing my homework right now - having read more and more, realising that Islam isn't as simple as: this is 'the islam'. I'm recognise now that Islam is a lot more diverse than Westerners give it credit for.

I've been reading:

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/quran/

And I'd have to say I'm on the liberal end of the spectrum but that doesn't mean I'm an 'everything goes' kind of person; one needs to have restraints in ones life to maintain perspective on what life is really about.

Just to add something (for some reason there is no edit function), I don't drink and the only meat I eat is chicken and fish. On that subject, it is funny the number of Muslims who ask me what pork is like. Having only eaten in 3-4 times in my life - its over rated, you aren't missing a single thing.

Chicken FTW :)

[zakirs]

Chicken FTW

yes..

Bro i would think you should read more , I am really impressed by you.PM me if you need *any* help.

[alcurad]

welcome to IB :)