I first saw one of these ads on the side of the bus and I was immediately intrigued. I have googled Islam before, and found online resources limiting. Sure, I love Wikipedia, but it was not comprehensive enough and when it comes to religion I like to hear it from the source. After spending quite a bit of time at http://www.whyislam.org/ I feel that I have a better understanding and appreciation of Islam. I was happy to get away from media and social bias and learn both the history and beliefs of one of the worlds largest and most influential religions. Some of it I already knew or had a good idea about, but the clarification was very helpful. I was reminded and comforted by the many similarities between Islam and my own beliefs. I appreciate people who are willing to acknowledge God in their lives and seek to live according to God's will. In a world of modern technology sometimes people look to the Internet for answers, and many religions are misunderstood. It is important to seek the official source and not get too caught up in the here say and slander. I also hope that people will look into http://www.mormon.org/ to begin understanding the truth about Mormons. Many churches do not have one central head, so it's hard to find one official site to represent, but if you know of any others then I would love to know.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Why Islam?
I first saw one of these ads on the side of the bus and I was immediately intrigued. I have googled Islam before, and found online resources limiting. Sure, I love Wikipedia, but it was not comprehensive enough and when it comes to religion I like to hear it from the source. After spending quite a bit of time at http://www.whyislam.org/ I feel that I have a better understanding and appreciation of Islam. I was happy to get away from media and social bias and learn both the history and beliefs of one of the worlds largest and most influential religions. Some of it I already knew or had a good idea about, but the clarification was very helpful. I was reminded and comforted by the many similarities between Islam and my own beliefs. I appreciate people who are willing to acknowledge God in their lives and seek to live according to God's will. In a world of modern technology sometimes people look to the Internet for answers, and many religions are misunderstood. It is important to seek the official source and not get too caught up in the here say and slander. I also hope that people will look into http://www.mormon.org/ to begin understanding the truth about Mormons. Many churches do not have one central head, so it's hard to find one official site to represent, but if you know of any others then I would love to know.
