What's happened in the United States is something that has already happened in Europe and that is that Islam is become 'otherised',… — Reza Aslan Anxiety Copy Share Image
Mike Huckabee and indeed many of the Christian conservatives in the U.S. have far more in common with the Muslim Brotherhood than… — Reza Aslan Admit Copy Share Image
What the printing press is to Christianity in the 16th century, that's what the Internet is doing to Islam now. It has… — Reza Aslan Belong Copy Share Image
Well I wouldn't want to tell Obama specifically what to do, but obviously he's already promised publicly and privately, both before and… — Reza Aslan Communication Copy Share Image
“So commonplace was crucifixion in the Roman Empire that Cicero referred to it as “that plague.” Among the citizenry, the word “cross”… — Reza Aslan Cross Crux Copy Share Image
“Athena was originally worshiped as a flat piece of olive wood that was washed and bejeweled, wrapped in garments, and carefully tended… — Reza Aslan Athena Copy Share Image
Religion is never going to go away, and anyone who thinks it will doesn't understand what religion is. It is a language… — Reza Aslan Alive Copy Share Image
“The Son of God Among Greeks and Romans,” Harvard Theological Review 93.2 (2000): 85–100. Two zealous rabbis, Judas son of Sepphoraeus and… — Reza Aslan Herod Copy Share Image
If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it.' But that's absurd,… — Reza Aslan Absurd Copy Share Image
“Scattered across the Roman Empire, it was only natural for the gospel writers to distance themselves from the Jewish independence movement by… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image
“Cognitive theorists have a term for what Eve just experienced. They call it her Hypersensitive Agency Detection Device, or HADD. This is… — Reza Aslan Human Agency Copy Share Image
“Despite two millennia of Christian apologetics, the fact is that belief in a dying and rising messiah simply did not exist in… — Reza Aslan Death Copy Share Image
“Thus it is written that the messiah would suffer and rise again on the third day," Jesus instructs his disciples (Luke 24:44–46).… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image
“Religion is concerned not with genuine history, but with sacred history, which does not course through time like a river. Rather, sacred… — Reza Aslan Dig deep Copy Share Image
It's politically impossible, as you know, for any member of Congress to make a public statement condemning or criticizing the policies of… — Reza Aslan Agree Copy Share Image
“It took many years to cleanse Arabia of its “false idols.” It will take many more to cleanse Islam of its new… — Reza Aslan Arabia Copy Share Image
“As a text, the Quran is more than the foundation of the Islamic religion; it is the source of Arabic grammar. It… — Reza Aslan Arabic Copy Share Image
There's no question that homophobia is rampant among the world's 1.5 billion Muslims - but that doesn't negate the fact that there… — Reza Aslan Billions Copy Share Image
I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the… — Reza Aslan Believe Copy Share Image
There's only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to… — Reza Aslan Actually Copy Share Image
Well, to be clear, I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in… — Reza Aslan Biblical Copy Share Image
Whether you're talking about MSNBC or Fox or CNN, it's all about getting enough interest out there, sensationalizing the story in such… — Reza Aslan About Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the origins of the religious experience, how the history of religion has evolved over the last umpteen thousand years,… — Reza Aslan Been Copy Share Image
Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others. — Reza Aslan Definitions Copy Share Image
The way you confront an organization like that is twofold. No. 1, you kill their militants. There is no room for discussion… — Reza Aslan Al qaeda Copy Share Image
“The Prophet himself sometimes openly suppressed or negated older verses, considering them to have been replaced by newer ones. That is because… — Reza Aslan Koran Copy Share Image
“Thus began the long process of transforming Jesus from a revolutionary Jewish nationalist into a peaceful spiritual leader with no interest in… — Reza Aslan Judaism Copy Share Image
We have to remember that the United States has certain principles, certain values that bind us all together, that make us all… — Reza Aslan Certain Copy Share Image
As with all journeys, the Way has an end, though it should not be imagined as a straight road leading to a… — Reza Aslan Destination Copy Share Image
Maybe when the President tells you that you should be afraid of Mexicans or Muslims or Jews or black people or gay… — Reza Aslan Afraid Copy Share Image
Trump is not presidential: this is not normal, it cannot be treated as normal. We have to fight with our last breath… — Reza Aslan Breaths Copy Share Image
For an academic to launch a public conversation about journalistic integrity, the role of religion in society, scholarship and faith is a… — Reza Aslan Academic Copy Share Image
“How one in the modern world views Jesus's miraculous actions is irrelevant. All that can be known is how the people of… — Reza Aslan Jesus Copy Share Image
“...most people in the ancient world, did not make a sharp distinction between myth and reality. The two were intimately tied together… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image
