Please stop asking me about religion, politics and history.

Look how polite I am, I said “please.” A rebellious person would just say, FUCKING STOP ASKING ME ABOUT RELIGION, POLITICS AND HISTORY in BIG BOLD letters, but not today. I want to talk about more serious issues that people keep asking me and wanting my opinion about. I want to refresh people’s memories who read my latest About Me page. I wrote a particular paragraph to illustrate a certain point.

I said,

My blog is only about me. I am not affiliated with any group or clan or anything. I don’t talk about politics or religious denominations or countries because it does not interest me and I don’t want to spend hours of my day arguing with ignorant people.

I think that is pretty clear. We agree right?

Now look at the following picture:

Most of you should know it. It’s beyond famous that as I, a child of the 80’s, grew up watching cartoons that had the ideology of the Three Wise Monkeys. Why? Because it teachs us these life lessons: Speak no evil. See no evil. Hear no evil.

Why am I mentioning this. Some may ask me this, “you got a blog, and you talk about people all the time.” I have to disagree with that. I seldom talk about people, and those people that I do, they love me enough that they check my blog every day and know that I talk about them. I mention them, and they don’t mind as long as I don’t cross the line. I have to be honest and I crossed the line at times, but I think they know me enough as a good person that I don’t mean it.

So we made that clear. In the end, the three wise monkeys really mean that you should not gossip or bother discussing stuff that you don’t gain anything out of. Now, let’s talk about what really bothers me and for some of you it will give a better indication of my personality.

Religion

I don’t like discussing religion. I may discuss religious issues that effect me, but over all, I don’t question it because who am I to question something that people have been doing for years?

I don’t care what religion you are and I am not biased towards any religion. I grew up in a Christian community and it never bothered me or effected me. We Muslims, who follow it properly, know for a fact that we are never to discuss the rights and wrongs of other religions, because those people will do the same to us.

I don’t have a reason to justify my actions based on religion. I don’t want people to stereotype me a certain way because of my religion. I was born into this religion, and I chose to accept it and keep obeying by it.

I don’t discuss religious denominations within my own religion. (ie, Sunni, Shi’a, Ahmadiya, Ismaili, Sufi, Durze, Alawy, etc.) However, sometimes out of curiosity, I argue a bit with an open minded Shi’a to see the differences, and why those individuals chose to be Shi’a. That’s all. Only to increase my knowledge, and that’s it. Otherwise, I don’t give a crap about any denomination. If every Muslim, or Christian, etc followed the traditions and the way religion was brought to us the first time, then there wouldn’t be any problems and this constant need for separation. Really, none at all. I remember this like it was yesterday. At work a few years ago, we had a co-worker from Bangladesh, a very nice Muslim guy. He followed religion the way it is. I asked him out of curiosity if he was Sunni or Shi’a, etc just to increase my knowledge of what people call them selves in that area. He looked at me in bewilderment and said, “what is Sunni? And Shi’a? I just follow Islam.” Probably the most honest and perfect answer I heard coming out of someone else’s mouth. Just Muslim. Simple as that!

Politics

In the FAQ on my site, I answered it pretty clearly. I am Liberal! That doesn’t mean that I live a liberal open life. No. I have a liberal mentality. I am open minded. I am ready for change. I want things to be different based on thoughts and ideologies. That’s all. I don’t want to affiliate my self with anything beyond that. I just want to see a change in the way we live, that’s not much to ask or anything too drastic.

History

Thousands of years ago humans lived all over this world. Where they were most gathered is probably around the middle east area. Historically speaking, who knows. I think it seemed feasible at the time because temperature wise it was ideal. So, I think most of the people lived around that area and around the southern half of Europe, and northern Africa. That’s just my opinion. What were these people called? I donno. I would call them human beings. That’s all I can come up with. I mean I don’t want to discuss the issue of who’s land it was first like people’s constant need to argue that was it called Palestine? Was it called Israel? Etc. Honestly, do I give a crap? I don’t even think back then people labeled a particular area of land as a country. They named the area by its people. Those people lived there, and those others lived on the other side, but they were not affiliated with a country. They were just the people of (choose a name) and that’s it.

How old are the cities? Do they have religious significance? Yeah… but Hmm, weren’t all the problems till THIS DAY based on religion? Am I wrong? Don’t we all agree with that? That religion was the cause of all problems and every city had some religious problems?

Final Thoughts

What am I religiously? Muslim.

What am I politically? Liberal.

Do I want to keep arguing with people who think they know my religion more than me? No.

Do I want to keep discussing with other people my opinions about religious and political matters? No.

Will people read this and actually stop bothering me about any of the above issues? No.

Is it time for me to just stop answering people’s emails when any of the three ideologies mentioned are ever discussed? Yes.

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