(February 4, 2013 at 11:45 am)catfish Wrote:(February 4, 2013 at 6:49 am)nekographic Wrote: well, that is true. I'm in a relationship with a muslim and even though we've been together for the past 4 years he's afraid of taking things further because of what his family will do (they know me but don't know we're dating). to me this is completely insane, that one's own family will put religion ahead of one's happyness.
Tell him god (Allah) probably wants him to be happy. There are words in the Quran that instruct the reader to honor the prior gospels...
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Allah isn't exactly his problem, his family is because if he tells them that he's dating me, being western and an atheist, they'll never accept me and will end up giving him an ultimatum, me or them |:
(February 4, 2013 at 12:09 pm)Brian37 Wrote: It isn't hard to understand. Religions have the same loyalty expectations as politics. It is merely a reflection of our species real evolution of grouping to create greater chances of survival.
However, religion is not a science, it is a club, and because it sets up social norms who we "love" is sold as a meme to the culture. Thus it sets up ideas like pre arranged marriages, fear of interracial marriages or international marriages. (marrying outside your nationality), living in a relationship outside marriage.
Those superstitions get sold as social norms because of human ignorance.
I completely agree with you, religion was fabricated by those in power to control the masses and to this day it's still used that way. Most people are just ignorant and gullible enough to believe them and don't even realize that there's a lot more to the world than what's in their holly books.
