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Sufism
“What I love about Sufism is that it doesn’t take religion or those claims to absolute truth seriously anymore.”
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Reza Aslan
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Kenneth Craig
“I love Kenneth Craig a lot, by the way. I’ve got to be honest, it appeals to me.”
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01 / recommendation
Likes Sufism.
“What I love about Sufism is that it doesn’t take religion or those claims to absolute truth seriously anymore.”
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02 / recommendation
Likes Kenneth Craig.
“I love Kenneth Craig a lot, by the way. I’ve got to be honest, it appeals to me.”
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03 / belief
I think there are some historians that say you can go all the way back to the Babylonian exile.
“I think there are some historians that say you can go all the way back to the Babylonian exile.”
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04 / belief
I’m really glad that you said that because I think most Iran watchers will tell you that the real power in Iran isn’t the ayatollahs.
“I’m really glad that you said that because I think most Iran watchers will tell you that the real power in Iran isn’t the ayatollahs.”
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05 / disagreement
I wouldn’t try to talk you out of it. I would say that I disagree with that, first of all.
“I wouldn’t try to talk you out of it. I would say that I disagree with that, first of all.”
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06 / belief
If you want fesenjan, then you probably go to Shamshiri or Sholeh. If you want really great lamb, I would say maybe Javan.
“If you want fesenjan, then you probably go to Shamshiri or Sholeh. If you want really great lamb, I would say maybe Javan.”
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07 / belief
What people, I think, don’t understand is that it’s not a very popular theology in Shi’ism.
“What people, I think, don’t understand is that it’s not a very popular theology in Shi’ism.”
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08 / evaluation
Over the years, the teaching of it has actually become a little bit less robust, primarily because it’s hard to argue that you’re following in the footsteps of a revolution, the purpose of which was to bring equal rights to each citizen, when you live in the current Islamic Republic.
“Over the years, the teaching of it has actually become a little bit less robust, primarily because it’s hard to argue that you’re following in the footsteps of a revolution, the purpose of which was to bring equal rights to each citizen, when you live in the current Islamic Republic.”
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09 / commitment
There is no way that this will succeed, but I’m going to do it anyway because it is to free people from suffering and injustice.
“There is no way that this will succeed, but I’m going to do it anyway because it is to free people from suffering and injustice.”
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10 / evaluation
They say, “Religion is the signpost to God.” Religion does nothing more than just point the way to God.
“They say, “Religion is the signpost to God.” Religion does nothing more than just point the way to God.”
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11 / observation
What I think is remarkable is the way in which these protests have managed to bring in all these other sectors of Iranian society.
“What I think is remarkable is the way in which these protests have managed to bring in all these other sectors of Iranian society.”
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12 / evaluation
It’s very confused, the traditions. But I think you have this really interesting point because the way that Muslims understand their scripture is quite different than the way that Christians understand their scripture.
“It’s very confused, the traditions. But I think you have this really interesting point because the way that Muslims understand their scripture is quite different than the way that Christians understand their scripture.”
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13 / evaluation
I think Christians look at that and think, “Wait a minute, it sounds like you’re focusing on the physical scripture instead of what the scripture itself says.
“I think Christians look at that and think, “Wait a minute, it sounds like you’re focusing on the physical scripture instead of what the scripture itself says.”
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14 / prediction
You can very easily see how that can lead to someone like Ayatollah Khomeini taking over an entire country because he taps into that notion of a charismatic personality with access to some kind of divine knowledge that you need to follow.
“You can very easily see how that can lead to someone like Ayatollah Khomeini taking over an entire country because he taps into that notion of a charismatic personality with access to some kind of divine knowledge that you need to follow.”
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15 / prediction
Again, I think we can look at political stability or instability around the world, including here in the United States, where almost half of us now, according to most polls, seem to be no longer all that much in favor of democracy.
“Again, I think we can look at political stability or instability around the world, including here in the United States, where almost half of us now, according to most polls, seem to be no longer all that much in favor of democracy.”
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16 / prediction
I think currently right now, if you’re talking about the entire globe, there are probably about 200,000 Zoroastrians left in the world, which is horrifying because this is one of the primal religions.
“I think currently right now, if you’re talking about the entire globe, there are probably about 200,000 Zoroastrians left in the world, which is horrifying because this is one of the primal religions.”
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17 / evaluation
I heard the gospel story, and I thought it was great, and I believed it. But I will say that when I look back on that time, the one thing that I always had a hard time with was this idea that Jesus was my best friend, that God is my buddy.
“I heard the gospel story, and I thought it was great, and I believed it. But I will say that when I look back on that time, the one thing that I always had a hard time with was this idea that Jesus was my best friend, that God is my buddy.”
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