Evening All
So its been about two years since i've signed on to these forums. I've dipped in and out in the mean time but i guess i've been plodding along with life and haven't really given a thought to where I stand on the religious spectrum. I've now got to the stage where I'm at a crossroads and want to make that decision to leave (if it's possible to leave something you never REALLY belonged to) Islam and live my real life. So a little about me:
- I'm a 24 year old male living in Birmingham, UK. My ethnic origin is Pakistani, although I'm born and bred British, and staunchly British through and through.
- I have a very large family. I'm the youngest of ten. The rest of my family are very traditional and very religious.
- My dad passed away when I was 4 and my mum when I was 21. I've generally always been able to look after myself.
- I work as an accountant. I believe this is vital in the steps I want to take as it allows me to support myself without any financial reliance on my family.
Basically, the reason I am here is because I've got to that stage in my life where I NEED to tell my family that I don't have the same religious beliefs as they do. It's such a huge step and I feel this forum is a good way of getting these feelings off my chest to people who have been through exactly the same. I know that this shall be heart-wrenching for my family, but also completely out of the blue. I've been living the Western lifestyle for the last six years in Birmingham whilst living a lie any time I go home. I can't do this anymore. I'm nowhere near being as learned in the fallacies of the Quran as most people on this forum. My disbelief is a lot more of a 'gut' feeling - I don't understand how you can be born something that requires a belief in something that isn't there. I've never had this belief and don't think I ever will.
Anyway, enough of my waffle, the purpose of this was meant to be just to say hi
Topic: My (Re)Introduction