Reza Aslan Quotes
Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.
Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others.
Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.
Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.
I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.
But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason you were brought into Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you might know me better there.
I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the world that gave shape to him - the world out of which he arose.
The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.
When you're a brown Muslim from Iran talking about Jesus on TV, you need to keep your cool at all times, OK? That's not rocket science.
The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is “What do these stories mean?
Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion.
It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.
The Islamic Reformation is already here. We are all living in it.
I think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he lived.
It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.
Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible.
My biography of Jesus is probably the first popular biography that does not use the New Testament as its primary source material.
A cosmic war is like a ritual drama in which participants act out on Earth a battle they believe is actually taking place in the heavens.
The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution.
The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the views of other religions.
I think that in many ways, some of those who did vote for Trump are sorry that they did so. But the hope, at least, is that we have a chance to make up for those kinds of mistakes.
I have not ever met Donald Trump, and I plan to go my entire life without ever actually having to breathe the same air that he breathes.
We need to do whatever we can, legally and within our power, to remove Donald Trump from office as fast as possible before something serious happens in this country.
Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.
The Revolutionary Guard controls almost everything in Iran, and this is hurting the people.
Those who treat the muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin : the objectification of women
Paul may be an excellent source for those interested in the early formation of Christianity, but he is a poor guide for uncovering the historical Jesus.