Ex-Muslim's only:  Why did you convert to Christianity?
365242
i'm not that comfortble with some rules... such as polygamy etc. i believe faith is not measured in actions but how you believe in the creator
309319
There were rumors, but I haven't heard anything definite.  Isn't it strange that when alot of people do something wrong in public opinion they convert to Islam.  Why is that?  Do they not have laws or morals at all?  Not being sarcastic, it's just odd.
469015
I was raised as a Christian, because my Dad is a Lutheran pastor.  I follow the Bible explicitly, but I do study other religions in order to better debate with people.
919373
I was 16.  From a non-believing background.  Borderline alcoholism.  Attracted to christians by their love and simple joy.  \nWhen I realized Christ was alive and present in the room where I was, I couldn't resist Him.  I told someone the following day I had been born all over again, and he showed me that the expression was in John's Gospel.  A month later a Christian asked me when I was saved, and I was stunned:  "saved" - what a wonderful word!  That really described it!  So I became a Christian withoutg having been exposed to the two major buzzwords of evangelical Christianity! lol.  That was over 40 years ago.  I have never regretted it.
846959
I am curious to know why did you convert ? they won't kill you, relax.,you both believe in the same God, HE is watching over both of you. Do not worry.
503981
I have learned a lot from my new friend about Islam. I am especially thankful for her tolerance of me as a Christian.\nI have a whole lot to learn and our relationship will grow through our teaching each other.
341328
i am Muslim now...i started to follow only about a half year ago.  my family is Christian
1041179
Funny you should ask. My 'boyfriend' dumped me because I'm christian & he's muslim (but in theory-not practicing). He played me for 10 months, then said we had no future together based on the muslim belief. And his future children would be taught the muslim faith. Interesting that the Bible was the 1st religion and all others sprouted from it. Isaih predicted Jesus's comming & crucifixion, were as mohammed came after Jesus's death, married a rich widow and suddonly has vissions, wrote a book, and becomes famous. The islamic culture is from an era of male superiority and domination that uses the term 'respect' only in regard to protect the male ego. If a man has respect for himself and truly loves the woman he wants to marry than he would look past the religious barriers and see the woman that he loves. Because God is love & love, hope & faith are bottom line principles in christianity not 'holy'r than thou' due to prayer rituals.
1155716
I'm a Christian but I love muslims. We have so much in common. My wish is before I die is to see Christians and Muslims come to peace with each other.\n\nGod Bless you!
1078287
There are people who convert from Islam to Christanity and other religions. They also have to GO INTO HIDING as they WILL BE KILLED FOR IT. Do you read the international news? A man within like the last year was PUT ON TRIAL FOR CONVERTING FROM ISLAM TO CHRISTANITY. Sick isn't it? That is what those people believe though. If the World hadn't stepped in the man would have been KILLED for it. To that one who said it is the best religion I feel bad for you, but I suggest you keep believing that, or at least make sure people THINK you believe that. At least Christians don't tell you to KILL the converts. The worst they did was that some branches would refuse to recognize you in their Church basically. I don't know of Jews teaching to KILL converts either. Sorry don't know the views of most religions so maybe, just maybe, Islam isn't the only one that says kill Converts but the fact is that in 2006 they are still putting people on trial for converting.
767427
Yes, I love Christians and i'm a devout Muslim.  I have alot of Christian family members and friends...in fact my Step-father is a Baptist who builds churches for a living.
491887
I've seen this kind of article, and I have not seen any good use or good benefit from it. I do not believe christian will convert to islam only by reading such article.\n\nI think a person should choose what he/she believes, be a good person, do not hurt others, do good things. respect other religions and other people. do what you have to do, to achieve what you want to achieve. respect other if you want to be respected -simple principle
911562
I believe many Muslims are Muslim because of where they live and what their friends and neighbors are. If they were Christians, which I believe many think seriously about at some time in their life, they would be persecuted if they changed. The Bible says this will happen to many Christians and they don't wish to be the ones it happens to. I seriously think a great number of Muslims would convert to Christianity if they could do it safely. Most know the true religion and probably secretly are believers of Jesus.
960167
I converted to Islam, I like the fact that there are real answers to my questions, not just having to accept things on faith, I also like that I can find things in the Koran that are now known by science to be true, but that these things were not known at the time the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed(pbuh). This tells me that there was a higher power giving this message. I was raised Baptist, converted to a Mormon and still didn't find the peace and answers that I was seeking, that came only with Islam.
1023171
I was born into Cahtolicism, my parents switched to Christianity when I was like three and I practically grew up in the church.  Before I turned 18 life was pretty good for me, and then when I left Christianity and turned to numerous other religions (among which were Atheism, Wicca, and a few others which I wont mention), everything in my life turned upside down.  I wasnt happy, I lost my job and had trouble finding a new one and keeping it, I even ended up having to file for bankruptcy at the age of 19!  Around the age of 20 or 21 a recommitted myself to Christ and became a Christian again, that is when my life started to change for the better again.  I was raised Christian, but ultimately I think I had to choose Christianity on my own.\n\nWhat keeps me with Christianity is that life ultimately was almost the worst that it could be when I was without Christ, it could have always been worse, but it was my WORST time ever.  I stay with Christianity because I beleive in the teachings of the Bible, I beleive that Christ died and rose again, for me and every person on earth.  The other reason that I stay with Christianity is that I am "Eternally Forgiven," my sins have been washed away by the blood of Christ and although I am not perfect I am saved by God's grace.
724762
I could go into a long lenth post about why, but I will try to sum it up for you. In the moment of my greatest need, when sin was a two ton load of my shoulders, God showed up. He did not come physically, but He was there, knocking at the door of my heart. The church I grew up in never worshipped Jesus, they preached about Him, but never led anyone to HIm (in their mind being saved was speaking in tongues) For that very moment, that maybe hour and a half of my lfie I understood who God was, and I knew I had a choice to make. Either accept Him, or reject Him. I didn't want to accept Him becuase I thought I had to be perfect to, so I pleaded with Him to let me make this choice later, after I quit some stuff that I knew was wrong in the eyes of Christianity. H persisted, I finally, came as I was and let Christ into my life. Ever since His word rings true to me. I was once blind, but now I see.\n\nPeople can only know God and have the ability to have faith once they accept Him. I believe that in everyone's life they have one moment like the one I shared. It isn't the same with everyone, but one or more moments God reveals the truth, He overpasses the blinders of satan, and in that moment (s) one can choose. I also believe that after so many moments (or maybe just one) God no longer reveals Himself and hearts become hardened.
471103
I am Muslim. I was born Muslim and thank God for that every day. But this isn't the only reason I follow Islam. It is the logic of Islam, and its conformance to human pure nature that make me stick to it and be proud of being a Muslim.\n\nI don't know whether I would have had the chance to get to know Islam if my parents were not Muslim. This is why I consider it a blessing from God to be born Muslim; I did not have to go through that test.