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Reza Aslan on Martyrdom, Islam, and Revolution

19 Oct 2022 17 published claims 1 attributable person
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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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Reza Aslan
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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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Reza Aslan
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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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Reza Aslan
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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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Reza Aslan
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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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Reza Aslan
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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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Reza Aslan
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