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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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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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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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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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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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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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- Reza Aslan
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- Conversations with Tyler