[Pushpa]

Originally Posted by hijabihoodlum

I like your first paragraph because I feel like it's sunnah. Subhanallah, if Muhammad (S) alienated people, we'd never be where we are.

I don't think socializing is un-Islamic. sure, there are specific actions that are haraam (fornication, lying, cheating, etc.), but who are we to decide that halaal actions are un-Islamic? what does UN-islamic mean, anyway?

that being said, i personally am very conservative in practice. just liberal in thought.

so, miniskirts and weed smokers and gamblers. you can certainly cower in a corner at the prospect of your muslim brothers and sisters partaking in activities you wouldnt, but does that get us anywhere? are we supposed to disown members of our own faith in order to maintain...our...own....faith? <--see the paradox here?

if we EVER expect to be effective- politically, socially, spiritually- as a group- muslims, here in the United States, then we really need to get past the pettiness of pointing fingers and judging each other.

Hi
When I said MSAs shoudlnt endorse unislamic activities, I meant that they should really think about any activities they are organising, to ensure that they are not encouraging behaviour that is inappropriate. This does not mean I think there shoudl be gender segregated seating at all events as I think separate seating doesn't really make much of a difference to mackers. But a gambling trip seems to me to be soemthing which an MSA should absolutely have nothing to do with. If people want to go on such a trip - nobody's stopping you, but it should not be endorsed by the MSA. Or, say the MSA organises a film-night or something - there should not be gratuitous / inappropriate content in the film being shown. I guess what I am trying to say is, an MSA should set a standard of conduct instead of being like, 'anything goes'.