How's everyone doing today? Good I hope.
First let's address a few elephants in the room...
I'm a white American man. My faith is Pentecostal (holy rollers), it's a branch of Christianity. I have absolutely no intention of converting to anything. I've read the Bible cover to cover, and have my own interpitaion of it (evo-creationism anyone?). I pray when I need too. And I don't go to church.
I'm a redneck (a pretty **** smart one though) that grew up in a holler in Virginia. My interests include Astronomy, Physics, Thinking (rare these days), and the nasty. *no wink smiley?* ^o)
Being a redneck, I often do not use proper terms (this is for the anal folks out there... every forum has atleast one). Example: I will say something like "That hood thingy that muslim women wear". You know what I mean, let's move on... Even though I completely understand a complex concept, I will talk in layman terms (no fancy stuff here).
If you get offended by something I say... Stop. Reread my post. Think for a minute. Was it meant to be offensive? If I said it, probably not. Nothing I say is meant to be offensive. If you are still offended, say so. Tell me why, and I will explain why I said what I did. The only way for everyone to get along is for no one to be misunderstood.
Ok, that's my 10 minute disclosure... Now for the reason I'm here.
I like to learn. I like to understand. I like to challenge.
Islam is foreign to me. I would like a better understanding of the culture. Therefore, henceforth, from this day forward... I will pick your brains to see what you keep in there. I would like to explore some of the things I think are weird, strange, or just plain "what the...".
So, if you'll have me... I'd like to hang around a bit and see what kind of trouble I can get into...
First let's address a few elephants in the room...
I'm a white American man. My faith is Pentecostal (holy rollers), it's a branch of Christianity. I have absolutely no intention of converting to anything. I've read the Bible cover to cover, and have my own interpitaion of it (evo-creationism anyone?). I pray when I need too. And I don't go to church.
I'm a redneck (a pretty **** smart one though) that grew up in a holler in Virginia. My interests include Astronomy, Physics, Thinking (rare these days), and the nasty. *no wink smiley?* ^o)
Being a redneck, I often do not use proper terms (this is for the anal folks out there... every forum has atleast one). Example: I will say something like "That hood thingy that muslim women wear". You know what I mean, let's move on... Even though I completely understand a complex concept, I will talk in layman terms (no fancy stuff here).
If you get offended by something I say... Stop. Reread my post. Think for a minute. Was it meant to be offensive? If I said it, probably not. Nothing I say is meant to be offensive. If you are still offended, say so. Tell me why, and I will explain why I said what I did. The only way for everyone to get along is for no one to be misunderstood.
Ok, that's my 10 minute disclosure... Now for the reason I'm here.
I like to learn. I like to understand. I like to challenge.
Islam is foreign to me. I would like a better understanding of the culture. Therefore, henceforth, from this day forward... I will pick your brains to see what you keep in there. I would like to explore some of the things I think are weird, strange, or just plain "what the...".
So, if you'll have me... I'd like to hang around a bit and see what kind of trouble I can get into...
kay:
