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Why on earth would a Muslim be writing about Jesus?
AUTHOR REZA ASLAN struggled a little with making his profession clear when he appeared on the Fox News show Spirited Debate recently.
The author has penned a new book about the history of Jesus, called ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’… meanwhile, he’s a Muslim.
Fox News anchor Lauren Green began the interview by asking why on earth a Muslim would have any interest in writing about Christianity
Aslan had a pretty rock solid answer:
But Green pressed on:
Does it though, does it beg the question?
Aslan thinks not, so he spells it out…
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The Atlantic points out that even though the interviewer even accuses Aslan of hiding his religion, it’s still good news for him and sales of his book, while Slate called it “the single most cringe-worthy, embarrassing interview broadcast on Fox News”.
via Gawker
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