Occupation: Writer Birth: May 3, 1972
Paul's lack of concern with the historical Jesus is not due, as some have argued, to his emphasis on Christological rather than historical concerns. ….
The bad news is that Iran wants to talk about everything except their nuclear program. They want to talk about regional cooperation, they want to tal….
The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is “What do these stories mean?.
It took many years to cleanse Arabia of its “false idols.” It will take many more to cleanse Islam of its new false idols-bigotry and fanaticism-wors….
The language of religion holds the most currency for the masses..
We have to remember that the United States has certain principles, certain values that bind us all together, that make us all American. And if we all….
Trump is a narcissistic sociopath; he's doing exactly what he said he would do..
A majority of Israelis want to give up the West Bank for peace, and obviously the same thing is desired by the Palestinians. The strong voice of the ….
The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously..
You have almost zero chance of being killed by a refugee in America. You have almost no chance of being killed in a terrorist attack by an immigrant ….
Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than ….
Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict..
Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal….
Religion is never going to go away, and anyone who thinks it will doesn't understand what religion is. It is a language to describe the experience of….
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, because - first of all - Isl….
For those who simply voted because Donald Trump was the Republican and you should vote for the Republican: it's baffling to me, how you can call your….
God doesn't make you a bigot. You're just a bigot..
Should I act violently in defense of my religion, absolutely..
I have not ever met Donald Trump, and I plan to go my entire life without ever actually having to breathe the same air that he breathes..
Well, to be clear, I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek who has been study….
I think that in many ways, some of those who did vote for Trump are sorry that they did so. But the hope, at least, is that we have a chance to make ….