You know, your post is another reason I dislike the religion. I have been questioning for some time now, and came here out of curiosity. I will agree that a lot of posts are useless to me (as I'm looking for concrete evidence) and sometimes are insulting, condescending and even hateful; but again, I get it. People need a place to rant.

But again, one thing you're confirming to me is the intolerance. Your family is supposed to be a source of unconditional love and constant support, no matter what. And many people, like myself, who grew up in muslim families will never know that unconditional love because, well, the love we get from there is very much conditional and we know it. If you leave the religion, you lose that love and respect and sometimes it can even become hatred and harm...

I honestly don't think this subreddit is representative of everyone leaving Islam. I honestly have no desire to bash it or try to convince my parents or others that it's wrong. I also love them and really don't want to hurt them. But it's just not working for me personally. But I do believe in unconditional love from families. So I am agnostic but if my kids some day come to me saying they're converting to Islam, I will respect that. Their beliefs shouldn't affect my love or support towards them.