So a Muslim approached my son

Well, there comes a point in time where our children will make choices.
Choices that we may disagree with.
Choices that we may vehemently abhor.
Choices that we will wonder where we went wrong.
And choices where we are proud as a peacock as they were actually listening to us babble at them over the years.

But, it sounds like he's at an age that he's going to have to make the choice for himself. (an adult)

If you feel it necessary to explain your thoughts on the subject and what you feel in your heart about the situation to him.
And then end the conversation with ..." It's going to have to be your call, honey. If you want to discuss it with me further .. I'm right here."

If you make this a divisive issue .. it will be. If you explain your thoughts in a calm manner and leave it up to him, it may turn out better than you think.

I am not a therapist nor family counselor nor a pontificator for any religion.

 

you think haj wears them things?

 

I was just thinking, I have an owl living in the tree outside my bedroom. Been hooting at me for years. I ain't dead yet.

 

Owls is what you gotta watch out for. I didn't have a lot of years with my great grandma, but in those years she put the fear of coming across owls into me but good.

 

^True.
I Heard the Owl Call My Name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Why would any one want to join that insane religion?
A little bit of knowledge will go a long way to squash those thoughts. Best I can figure if you are dirt poor and hate everyone better off than you then it makes perfect sense.
No pork, no alcohol, treat and beat women like animals, believe it impossible for a husband to rape a wife, okay to rape non muslims (not just talking about the women), don't believe in vaccines, obligatory prayer 5 times a day, then you have a whole month of no eating, drinking, smoking, having sex during the day. Whats not to love?
I think I would rather take my chances with communism.
I have been to the middle east 5 times in 3 different countries. My original thinking before I starting going to the middle east was "it cant be as bad as what people say". I will assure you its far worse than you could possibly imagine.
I will now list everything good I have to say about them:
.......

 

Read a book on that religion written in the 50's or so...

a point that very often gets ignored is...

the prophet was in the back of a cave during the hottest part of the day where it was cool...

when he said he was first contacted...

he told several people he thought it was a demon at first...

even the imams acknowledge this as truth...

read... that's all he really needs to do...

 

First impressions are usually the most accurate ones.

 

Exactly. The young man is 20 years old and if anything like his mother then he has a head on his shoulders that is for something more than a hat rack. Point out if this is a religion of peace then what happen in Istanbul? What happened in Orlando? Why are they cutting people's head's off that they capture and enslaving women and young girls? And, why are the leaders of Islam not speaking out, screaming out denouncing these murders? All he has to do is open a newspaper or get on the internet...

 

Thank you so much for saying this. I do feel confident and I know I taught him something because otherwise he never would have mentioned the encounter. I am alarmed that he has thought about it and had positive things to say but he is a strong kid and he did open the dialogue. All the posts above have given me fuel and knowledge so that when my son and I have another talk about this recruitment (and I believe that is what it was), I can knowledgeably talk to him. I understand he wants to be open to everything because I taught the kids to not judge a book by its cover but he has to be aware of somethings no matter how kind can have evil lurking underneath. I do believe that eagle was a sign. I have been reading on the eagle tonight and it is such a spiritual creature.

 

My spirit guide is Crown Royal.

 

It would be nice if things were different and we could think better of the Muslim religion because as others and myself have pointed out - not all Muslims are bad. But, the religion is flawed and intolerant and most of those good Muslims I know would be in a very difficult position trying to explain themselves to one of these fanatics. So, sorry to say this is the world we live in and if a Muslim man or women approached my niece and gave them the spew of 'Islam is peace and kindness and etc.' and - well - I would consider them the same as a heroin dealer...and probably treat them in the same manner.

 

Your God may not but we left organized religion that told us what to think. My family happens to be more open to what is around us. We of are the belief, we may be humans but we are a real small dot in the whole spectrum of things.

 

Consider this: Where did Moses go for revelation, and where was Mohammed when he got revelation?
The answer to those two questions will tell you a lot about where the revelation was coming from.

 

The more you think about it the worse it looks.

 

And sometimes an eagle is just an eagle.....there is no need to super-impose some superstitious supernatural meaning to a natural occurrence. Now, if your son had witnessed Al-Burāq flying around above the park....that might need some explaining.

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