The Debate

The converstion story of an American sister

I was fifteen/sixteen years old debating in high school comparitive religion in Forensic
Competition. Generally you are compelled to debate each and every religion, depending on the type of debate that you participated in. Well, the summer prior to this we had received our assignments on the upcoming year  to study comparative religion. The first couple weeks of summer vacation did the normal research in libraries, books, etc. I was offered to go to Israel in place of someone who could not attend this summer program. I stayed with a muslim family who taught me about Islam, got the experience of living with a muslim family, and  a host of information on Islam.  I came back to the states thinking that I was prepared for competition, however, I had come home to find out that the person's place I had taken for the trip, had become muslim over the summer.  During that same year my cousin who was a producer at a local radio station and offered me an opportunity to assist in helping with a teen talk show. One of the members of the talk show, was so happen to
be muslim along with my friend who had become muslim. Most of our conversations were geared towards Islam and found myself debating for it rather than opposing it. I found myself at some point during the debates
questioning what I thought I knew or believed about other religions and elected to debate Islam because everything else I was just not feeling it. In my debates, the judges could tell that I was not convinced about Christianity
or Judaism.  Until one night after a debate,  I called my friend up and asked where do I got to become muslim and get orientated because my passion to learn more about it, and to defend it wholeheartedly was too natural for me to not believe in it or not be a Muslim. I debated and won many rounds of competition like my life depended on it. It did...I became muslim the next day. After that season was over, I never debated anything else in High School or competed in Forensics. Islam was enough for me.

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