Ex-Muslims' Survey

THE OPINIONS OR FEELINGS OF APOSTATES MAY HAVE CHANGED. SOME MAY HAVE EVEN EMBRACED ISLAM AGAIN. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND!

What has our apostasy cost us?

“At the moment, loss of standing online. I have not really told anyone in my family about it (aside from my sister who lives many hundreds of miles away, and doesn’t really believe in Islam herself).”– Pazuzu bin Hanbi, UK

“Actually my apostasy has cost me nothing but I have gained so much in life ever since I left islam. I got back together with the love of my love, who is Christian. My relations with my family and people around me are fine again.”– Maddalena, Finland

“I could not have been openly atheist among my in-laws. Fortunately, myself and my universalist/deist apostate wife divorced, so that is now her problem alone.”– Jim, USA

“Family, Inability to trust contstantly looking over my shoulders.”– Anonymous

“Not as much as a lot of people. I know that I have gained more than I have lost.”– Onewing, USA

“Mine is not announced to any soul, not even to my family. It will cost me, including but not limited to lost of family, and freedom because I may be jailed in my home country.”– Anonymous

“Nothing yet because on most part I've kept it secret. Although, the fact that I've wasted my life with Islam might cost me my sanity.”– Anonymous, Canada

“My family has disowned me entirely.”– Anonymous, USA

“I have lost some very good friendships. Thankfully I was born and bred in Australia and have no threats to deal with except being told I am hellbound.”– Drak, Australia

“No one knows, so physically nothing but emotionally I feel strange in my mother country.”– loveandpeaceforeverything, Algeria

“A friend or two, and the ability to speak my mind freely (that is, now that I no longer agree whole-heartedly with my Muslim friends, my comments are unwelcome and are perceived as extremely hurtful).”– Anonymous

“As I entered islam without telling someone and left it quite quickly it had no effect on me or my surroundings. But well, I lost my love because he was not supposed to me. ”– Peace4u, Germany

“I haven't told my family, but they are not strict, and I'm not forced to wear the hijab, nor am I forced to go to Mosque.”– Illyria, Canada

“It has cost me nothing.”– Vivian

“My own imposed isolation (living in a foreign land).”– Malayfreethinker

“My sanity when dealing with religion. I'm back and forth on my religious state of being.”– bonuke, USA

“Some friends, a husband, in addition the feeling of guilt is following me all the time, in certain situations.”– Friend, Finland

“So far, it hasn't cost me anything because I haven't told my family. As a little girl growing up, my family said they'd disown me if I ever left the religion or married into another. I'm scared to tell my family. I love them too much to hurt them.”– Anonymous, USA

“Fortunately for me, only some harassment, material posessions, insults, and heartbreak, no immediate physical threat.”– Eva, USA

“I lost my family, mental trauma, hiding away from muslims.”– Elixx

“Losing my relatives.”– Juniper, Malaysia

“Inability to return to a normal life with my Muslim family and relatives, as well as certain Muslim friends.”– Adam, Malaysia

“I have kept it secret from family and friends so I have not lost anything except my ability to express my new feelings with them.”– Ben Rukhsana, Britain

“I have been disowned and disinherited. Outside of my younger brother, I have no dealings of any kind with my family of origin.” – Bean, USA

“I lost a job, and have been exposed to vilification” – Hale, USA

“I have lost my freedom to express myself in public; I have to live in fear for being hunted down by the Jihadis.” – Abul Kasem, Australia

“Not much as I don't declare it. However I do have to live my life as a hypocrite.”– Ron Jeremy, Malaysia

“Apostasy hasn't cost me anything as of yet because no one knows, I can't trust to tell anyone - but Islam cost me to lose my family, friends, self esteem, and 10 years of my life! Today I have no one except my children - I am starting my own life - free from oppression. I don't know anyone anymore so no one knows about my apostasy - and the Muslims I knew before don't know that I left Islam... I am scared to tell them - for my safety & my children... Even though I live in the US... you still just never know who might act on what they believe in.”– Anonymous

“I have lost my mental/Emotional connection with my family, friends and community. It could be much worse, but I hide my kufr.”– Abu Lahab, USA

“My family requires me to be Muslim. My former society requires me to be Muslim. My home country requires me to be Muslim. But I don't want to be Muslim.” – Amin, Canada

“Thankfully, I've not lost a lot (as of yet). My family is still with me (my father in fact believes what I believe). Certainly, leaving Islam has made me see Pakistan and the rest of the Muslim world as undesirable places to live, and given the choice, I would choose a free country like the US or Europe.” – Sheraz Malik,USA

“My family loves me but rejects my religion.“– Anonymous

“Nothing! It's GOOD to be FREE!“– Ampbreia, USA