irwinleslie
Junior Member
I am a female living here in the US. I was brought up Catholic and remember going to church every Sunday but I remember being taught that God is a punishing God, and have horrendous memories of the Priest there practically screaming at the congregatation. After my father passed when I was twelve, my family didn't go to church on a regular basis and I pretty much pushed the whole religion concept out of my life. I spent many years doing reckless things like drinking, drugging, and being promiscuous. To get to the point, everything came crashing down on me a couple years ago due to consequences of what I had done. I attended twelve step programs which enforced that I get in touch with a higher power, whether it be God, Allah, or anything to help me stop using. For so long I had pushed God away and was trying to control my life. Even though I found a Higher Power, I've been going through a tremendous amount of stress which caused me to lose that connection. I got a wake up call and a voice told me I needed to start praying again and reconnect to th God of my understanding. I began researching all kind of religions and found the Qu'ran. It's like my eyes woke up out of nowhere! I am taking my Shahada tomorrow and although I am frightened (due to "brainwashing" from Christianity about my sins), I'm also excited. Talk about a long, boring post. If you've read this far thanks for your patience! Look forward to reading more on this site. I'm so glad I found it
Sincerely,
Leslie in US
Sincerely,
Leslie in US