If Islam is not making you happy, then something is wrong with your Islam

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. If you practice the wrong thing, you make the wrong act permanent.

I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people.

There's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no compulsion in religion."

I don't have any control over what other people do, and they don't represent me or my faith.

You cannot honour the prophet by dishonouring his teaching.

America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles.