{"id":87352,"date":"2023-05-23T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/?p=87352"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:22:52","slug":"podcast-what-not-to-say-to-converts-amanda-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2023\/05\/23\/podcast-what-not-to-say-to-converts-amanda-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"[Podcast] What Not To Say To Converts | Amanda Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/4e3becba-46ee-468f-81d2-6b8240547b62?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Welcome to Islam, dear brother\/ sister! Takbeer! You are now as sinless as a newborn baby!<\/em>&#8221; These words are undoubtedly familiar to many of us upon the announcement of someone newly accepting Islam. 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