Laila Rouass Quotes

My family is Muslim. But I don't consider myself a very devout Muslim, but a cultural Muslim, whatever that means.

I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.

I am spiritual but not massively religious, and I don't go to church. If someone said 'What religion are you?' I would say 'Christian.' But I don't practice.

And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs.

While I am very much Jewish 'identified,' I'm not a very religious person.

My parents are pretty religious, devout, but did they force it on me? No, I don't think so. I still think of myself as a Lutheran, just one who doesn't go to church.

I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.

I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but not Islam.

I'm Muslim but not really. My family did not care. And I always managed to skip religion classes when I was living in the Gulf, even when they were obligatory.

I call myself 'Christ-leaning,' but that's primarily psychological.

I honestly don't know what they mean by a devout Catholic.

Can words such as Orthodox, Jew, or Catholic really express some sort of exclusive personal virtues or merits?

Growing up, I came to love Egypt and respect Islam, but I never thought to go beyond the surface. Back in Canada, many of my father's Egyptian friends questioned his decision not to raise his only child more strictly in the faith. I was not taught salat, the Muslim ritual of prayer, nor did I study Arabic.

I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious.

I am an enthusiastic participant in a church, but I have never been particularly concerned with denominational identity.

Most Muslims do not 'choose' Islam in the way that they choose to become doctors or lawyers, nor even in the way that they choose to become fans of Coldplay or Radiohead. Most Muslims, like people of any faith, are born into their religion.

I am a Christian, but I also don't really see myself as a religious person. I see myself as more of a spiritual person.

I respect the Bible and offer namaz regularly. But I am ritualistic only up to a certain extent. I believe only in those rituals that I can understand and connect with, and conduct them my own way.

I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.

I was raised in a nominal Roman Catholic home, but without any really strong faith there.

But I don't necessarily define my faith by going to church every Sunday.

I'm very spiritual and I'm Jewish by faith. I'm not a practising Jew, I'm more of a recreational Jew. I celebrate the holidays and I try to inform my kids about their heritage because I think we all at some point have to defend our heritage and if they get picked on I want them to know why.

I'm a cultural Christian in the same way many of my friends call themselves cultural Jews or cultural Muslims.

My father saw Islam as a way to connect with the community. He never went to prayer services except for big communal events. I am absolutely certain that my father did not go to services every Friday. He was not religious.

I was raised Catholic and I have a lot of respect for the good in the Catholic Church. But I don't go to church.