Tolerance

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                                       This is my first outing on this forum. I am now retired and now have the time to try and understand matters that previously I had no time to pursue. My personal experiences of religion from childhood on have been very negative. As a consequence, after long and intense deliberations, I came to the conclusion that all religion is man-made and that I would seek truth rather than God. I am not intending to be confronting, just being open about my own beliefs.

I am very concerned about the future of the world if mankind cannot find a way for Muslims to be at peace with the rest of humanity. I have read the Quran, and other books about the history of Islam. As an unbeliever in any gods, I find that there are growing numbers of people like me who are more tolerant of others than people from any religion. I do not want to harm, insult, or make war on anyone; and I try to make the world a better place for all.

I am therefore made uneasy by all the vilification that the Quran heaps on unbelievers. I have many other misgivings about what the Quran prescribes, but the question of most concern to me is whether it is at all possible that Islam can co-exist with unbelievers, and acknowledge their right to unbelief. We are not a religion that threatens anyone on behalf of any god, we only want peace and to be allowed to live by the golden rule that predates all religions.

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	Dear Forum members, This is my first outing on this forum. I am now retired and now have the time to try and understand matters that previously I had no time to pursue. My personal experiences of religion from childhood on have been very negative. As a consequence, after long and intense deliberations, I came to the conclusion that all religion is man-made and that I would seek truth rather than God. I am not intending to be confronting, just being open about my own beliefs. I am very concerned about the future of the world if mankind cannot find a way for Muslims to be at peace with the rest of humanity. I have read the Quran, and other books about the history of Islam. As an unbeliever in any gods, I find that there are growing numbers of people like me who are more tolerant of others than people from any religion. I do not want to harm, insult, or make war on anyone; and I try to make the world a better place for all. I am therefore made uneasy by all the vilification that the Quran heaps on unbelievers. I have many other misgivings about what the Quran prescribes, but the question of most concern to me is whether it is at all possible that Islam can co-exist with unbelievers, and acknowledge their right to unbelief. We are not a religion that threatens anyone on behalf of any god, we only want peace and to be allowed to live by the golden rule that predates all religions.