Council of Ex-Muslims of New Zealand
We have the right to follow the religion of our choice, or no religion
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities” – Voltaire With cellphones now generally able to record video, it is very easy to find a large number of horrific recordings on YouTube and elsewhere of public executions in Muslim countries (esp Iran and Saudi Arabia). These include beheading, hanging and stoning. … Read more…
In 2014 the Islamic State was declared in Syria and Iraq. It even managed to break through the self-imposed news/reality filter that Kiwis seem to have, that normally shuts out events in the outside world. Nevertheless it was still not seen as an acceptable conversation topic in middle-class politically-correct circles and most kiwis chose to … Read more…
IKWRO definition of HBV ‘Honour based violence’ is an organised and collective crime or incident, which has or may have been committed to protect or defend the honour of the family and/or community’. It could include mutilation, imprisonment, forced marriage or honour forced suicide. Who are typically most likely to be a victim of HBV … Read more…
Muslims do not have a monopoly on so-called ‘honour’ killings and attacks, but they do appear to carry out the vast majority of honour killings. Islamic teachings do not specifically support honour killings, but in practise Islamic states around the world turn a blind eye to it, largely because women are regarded as a commodity … Read more…
The problem of threats, intimidation, physical harm and ‘honour killing’ on religious grounds is a worldwide issue across many religions. In non-Islamic (secular) and multi-cultural countries like New Zealand there is more exposure to other cultures and opportunity for Muslims to stray from the ‘right path’ in one way or another. Many Muslim communities are … Read more…
So isn’t this just a Muslim brown on brown issue? What does it matter to white Kiwis (Pakeha), Maori or Pacific Islanders if Muslims want to self-destruct and injure or kill each other, as long as they don’t involve other people? New Zealand Firstly, NZ Muslims come in all colours – they are Kiwis. While … Read more…
How do Muslims (or Christians etc) reconcile their faith with the evidence from Science? Muslims also have problems in Western countries reconciling their faith with many of medieval punishments meted out under Islamic (Sharia) law. If you were to ask this question of a Muslim (or anyone with strong faith in any of the major … Read more…
When thinking about their faith, Muslims typically focus their attention exclusively on the events of the last 1400 years (since the prophet Muhammad) and get picky about really trivial details, rather than considering the wider picture. Here is another challenge to Muslims: Consider the vast ages of time prior to Muhammad. The chart below shows … Read more…
Once indoctrination has taken root within an individual, any attempt to expose fallacies, ‘rock the boat’ or even what might start out as a purely rational discussion with that individual about alternative points of view, will typically evoke anger; a subconscious attempt to turn it into an argument and to ‘win’ that argument – at … Read more…
1.6 bn People can’t be wrong can they? Islam is the fastest growing religion Muslims love quoting the fact that ‘Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world’ and there are 1.6 billion Muslims and growing. The implications are that … It’s great to be on the winning team; Islam must be ‘right’; Praise … Read more…