I was born and raised Catholic (Western Belarusian and Irish parents) and I went through a once-a-week religious class, but never felt especially attached to Christianity. I became an atheist over time and have been going through difficulties currently and I find that I still have a faith deep down. I’m interested in Islam because I read a tiny bit of the Quran as a kid out of curiosity (during the height of Islamophobia in the US, George Bush, early Obama era) and found that it wasn’t “terrifying and inhumane” as Fox News would say on the TV set at my grandparents’ condo. What resources would you point to for a beginner/ on the fence person to learn about Islam? Thank you in advance.

  • Idliketothinkimsmart
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    10 months ago

    I used to be a muslim, now agnostic, so just my 2 cents…

    If you’re coming from Catholicism, then I dont think there’s much difference than if you were to explore Islam. I think Islamic Mysticism is pretty cool though. I’m like agnostic/ sometimes deistic now I wanna say for the most part, so kinda in the same boat.