By Charlie Owen
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s entire life has been a battle of opposing beliefs. She was raised in a strict Islamic household where at a young age she was tormented by the religion’s abusive teachings towards women and violence towards non-believers.
As she grew up, she was tempted by the allure of Western cultures, but had been taught to hate Americans and their alliances with the Jews. When her father told her she had to marry a Muslim man whom she didn’t even know, she was forced to make a choice between submitting to her father and husband - which she’d been taught her whole life - or leaving behind all she held dear for her personal freedom.
Finally, on this day, seven years ago, Ali began to steel her will for “the final showdown” in her own head, one more decision she knew she had to make: To denounce her faith in Islam; a religion she now viewed as completely cruel and intolerant, or side with the same religion the hijackers of 9/11 claimed gave them the right to take the lives of American infidels. Read more ...
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s entire life has been a battle of opposing beliefs. She was raised in a strict Islamic household where at a young age she was tormented by the religion’s abusive teachings towards women and violence towards non-believers.
As she grew up, she was tempted by the allure of Western cultures, but had been taught to hate Americans and their alliances with the Jews. When her father told her she had to marry a Muslim man whom she didn’t even know, she was forced to make a choice between submitting to her father and husband - which she’d been taught her whole life - or leaving behind all she held dear for her personal freedom.
Finally, on this day, seven years ago, Ali began to steel her will for “the final showdown” in her own head, one more decision she knew she had to make: To denounce her faith in Islam; a religion she now viewed as completely cruel and intolerant, or side with the same religion the hijackers of 9/11 claimed gave them the right to take the lives of American infidels. Read more ...
Source: Vail Daily News
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