The contradictions within secular Muslim communities are striking, especially when it comes to moral behavior. Many secular Muslim women adamantly refuse to eat pork, citing religious or cultural taboos, yet they readily engage in drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, and engaging in promiscuous behavior—all of which are strictly forbidden in Islam. This paradox reveals a deeper issue: Islam, when stripped of its rigid enforcement mechanisms, fails to provide true moral guidance, and instead, many of its adherents drift into selective, contradictory observance.
Cultural Identity vs. Moral Consistency
One of the main reasons secular Muslim women reject pork but indulge in other vices is cultural identity rather than religious conviction. For centuries, avoiding pork has been a deeply ingrained cultural practice, even in Muslim-majority regions where religiosity is declining. The rejection of pork is often more about ethnic and familial tradition than actual faith. In contrast, the prohibitions against alcohol and fornication are harder to enforce in secular societies where Western freedoms have weakened the grip of Islamic legalism.
Dr. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim turned Christian scholar, has noted that many secular Muslims do not truly believe in Islamic doctrine but still cling to certain aspects of Islamic identity because of family pressure and social expectations. She states:
“Many Muslims today live in cognitive dissonance. They do not pray, they do not wear the hijab, they drink, they engage in premarital relationships, yet they cannot bring themselves to denounce Islam completely.” (Ali, Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights, 2021).
The Psychological Comfort of Selective Islam
A significant reason secular Muslim women hold onto dietary restrictions while disregarding other moral commands is psychological comfort. Islam is an all-encompassing system that dictates nearly every aspect of life. Many who grow up under its shadow develop an ingrained fear of fully abandoning it. By keeping small, ritualistic taboos—such as not eating pork—they convince themselves that they have not completely forsaken their roots, even as they engage in behavior that Islamic scripture considers grave sins.
The Quran itself condemns alcohol and fornication in no uncertain terms:
“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.” (Quran 5:90)
“And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is an immorality and an evil way.” (Quran 17:32)
Despite these strict prohibitions, many secular Muslim women engage in such behaviors, revealing that their practice of Islam is more about outward appearances than sincere belief.
Islam’s Failure to Provide True Moral Transformation
Islam, unlike Christianity, is a legalistic religion that relies on external pressure rather than internal transformation. This explains why, when that pressure is removed, many Muslims discard large portions of their faith while holding onto superficial elements. The Apostle Paul warned against such legalistic faiths when he wrote:
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17)
Christianity, particularly as understood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is not about superficial rule-keeping but about true moral transformation through Christ. The Savior Himself taught:
“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.” (Matthew 15:11)
While secular Muslim women obsess over a minor dietary law, they completely ignore the greater moral law of purity and chastity. This shows the failure of Islam as a guiding moral system.
The Hypocrisy of Selective Morality
It is also worth noting the hypocrisy in many secular Muslim women who harshly judge others for eating pork while engaging in acts that their own religion considers far more sinful. In many Western societies, it is common to see Muslim women wearing revealing clothing, drinking at nightclubs, and engaging in casual relationships while still refusing to eat pork or abandoning the hijab only selectively. This kind of inconsistency reveals that their adherence to Islam is often performative rather than genuine.
Christianity Offers True Salvation, Not Selective Ritualism
The solution to this moral confusion is not found in Islam—whether strictly practiced or selectively observed—but in Christianity, where salvation is not based on ritualistic prohibitions but on faith in Jesus Christ and the transformation of the heart. The LDS Church teaches that true obedience is not about external laws but about an inward covenant with Christ.
As the Apostle Paul wrote:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Unlike Islam, which binds people to arbitrary laws that many only selectively follow, Christianity offers freedom through repentance and transformation. It is time for secular Muslims—especially those who recognize the contradictions in their own practices—to seek the fullness of truth in Jesus Christ.
Conclusion
The fact that so many secular Muslim women refuse to eat pork while indulging in alcohol, drugs, and promiscuity is a sign of Islam’s moral failure. Their selective obedience is not based on faith but on cultural habits and family expectations. Only Christianity—specifically the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as taught in the LDS Church—offers the true path to moral consistency and spiritual salvation.
The choice is clear: continue living in selective hypocrisy, or embrace the full truth and transformation that only Christ can provide.
Citations
- Ali, Ayaan Hirsi. Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Rights. Harper, 2021.
- The Quran, Surah 5:90; 17:32.
- The Holy Bible, John 1:17; Matthew 15:11; Ephesians 2:8-9.
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