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How should we best deal with the non believers? I work in the midlands and I see young muslim men in a quiet local car park who smoke weed and engage in homosexual practises, i have to pass them on my way to work each night and find this really distastefull, i also see young muslim women dressed from head to toe in black cloth with only their eyes showing which disturbs me. How do my fellow christians deal with these bad things?
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- username_hiddenLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
If the men you are talking about really are engaging in such acts, then ring the police and report them for posession of drugs and public indecency. The best way to deal with this sort of thing is to treat it as criminal activity and not get too worried about what religion the criminal belongs to.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
As Jesus did - with compassion.
Just a point re the label 'non-believer' - Muslims believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and in 'The Book'. They are courteous enough to acknowledge that Christians are also of 'The Book'.
We do not know how God is working in the lives of individuals, and it's good to remember that if we simply point people to Christ Jesus as Lord and Saviour and act in a Christ-like manner, then our words and actions will speak volumes, to the glory of God.
Take the matter up in prayer, and wait for the prompting of the Holy Spirit. If you have a heart for these people, the Lord will show you how best he can use you in his service.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Muslim's are not non believers, they just believe different things. How do you know these people are engaging homosexual practices? Are they doing it in the car park while they are smoking dope? Having sex in public is a crime as is smoking dope so call the police you nugget!
Learn some tolerance for people with different beliefs.. The pagans have had to put up with your christian ways in their country for century's.
Source(s): A proud Brit, shamed by your intolerance. - 1 decade ago
Muslim homosexual sexist dope-smokers? It must feel like winning the Lottery! Are you sure they weren't also cheating on benefits and planning to murder you? (no wait, that was in one of your other questions).
Seriously, I think you are either assuming all kinds of things because you are obsessed with religion, or attempting to spread fear and suspicion with unsubstantiated fallacies about people with other faiths (Islam, if anything, is even more hardline against homosexuality than Christians) under the guise of asking a question, which is pretty reprehensible.
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- 1 decade ago
They are not non-believes, they just don't agree with you so maybe you should try keeping your nose out of other peoples business, and let them live their own lives without you interfering, its people like you (and the labour party) that make me ashamed to be british. If it really bothers you that much, do what you do when confronted with evidence that shows your religion to be wrong, shut your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears and hum loudly.
- good treeLv 61 decade ago
You should always try to go back to the Bible to help. Jesus certainly met many people who practised religious hypocrisy, and those who were sexually immoral. He prayed for them and loved them, befriended them. So should we. Next time, before you go to work, pray for an opportunity to speak to them, or one of them, and see what happens.
- 1 decade ago
you can move to the usa. most people are christian there, and you wont deal with people who are different from you. the muslim population is probably under 1% in america. only thing is, you will still find people smoking weed and having gay anal sex. thats just a part of life. gay anal sex has been around for ages, and ancient greeks, japanese, and romans practiced it openly. they even had bath houses for that.
- John TrentLv 51 decade ago
What I do not believe in is Religion, however I am NOT an Atheist...
With respect to Christianity I see Church's around the country with the words "Jesus Christ worship him here" - Where in the Bible did Jesus ever say "Worship Me"??? - So don't go around all high and mighty with respect to other peoples Religions until you all (Christians) follow your own religion correctly!
You should not as a Christian worship Jesus, and if you feel that you have to pray you use the Lord's prayer ONLY (Our Father, Not Our Jesus).
Source(s): Your Saviour - Jesus Christ! - dzerjbLv 61 decade ago
Obviously, if the people you see really are Muslims, they are violating their faith. Over 90% of educated Muslims don't actually believe in Islam anyway, but in most cases they have no option but to appear to go along with its practices.
So I would regard these folk in no different a fashion to anybody else I saw doing these things. OK, I agree that the sex & dope things seem extremely distasteful to folk from outside the groups involved, especially to those who know better for themselves & believe that others should know better. So just think of these folk as you would anybody else involved in the same practices & don't categorise them by what appears to be their belief.
As for the black cloth, I too find this disturbing. Our culture expects people to show their faces & be recognisable. This costume may be suitable for the middle east, but many in the UK find this form of concealment as offensive as nudity. In the middle east it is necessary to protect from the sun & from flies, here it isn't. In fact excessive covering can lead to health problems due to a lack of vitamin D, whose principal source is exposure to sunlight. Combine this with a vegetarian diet, which many Muslims follow & you're heading for sickness.
My way of dealing with these things? Well, as a male, strict muslim women aren't allowed to talk to me, so I have no option but to ignore them. My mother had to lipread so she had to ask them to uncover their faces. With this explanation, this basic courtesy was never refused. As for seeing folks smoking weed or appearing to do other offensive things, I steer clear of them. God hasn't told me to confront them so I don't. I know it is disturbing to see this & it seems like a cop-out, but please remember that they find your faith & any attempts to get them to conform to what you believe just as offensive as you find their actions.
Confrontation & laying down the law won't rescue them. They need to be dealt with by people who they can respect, not just any passer by whose values are offended. What you can do is to pray 1) for your own safety as I guess you feel endangered & 2) for these folk to have the opportunity to be set free from the things that are harming them. Beyond that, unless God tells you otherwise, you've got to leave it in His hands.