Reza Aslan Quotes

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

I am from Scotland, and I am Christian, not Muslim.

Whether you like it or not, when you claim to be a Christian, the world takes note.

People see me as Andre first. Then they see me as someone who happens to be a Muslim.

I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

For me, I never wore my religion on my sleeve, you know what I'm saying? I never put myself out there as Lupe Fiasco, he's Muslim, he's from Chicago, he likes to ride a skateboard.

My national identity is first American. My religious identity is first Muslim.

I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.

I'm certainly not a practicing Jew. I would never claim, 'I'm Jewish.' That's not the first and foremost thing in my mind, as far as who I am as a person.

I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.

A headscarf cannot be a political symbol…. If all political parties allowed women to wear a headscarf if they wanted, there would be no political symbol …. A woman who covers her head does so because of her beliefs not because of politics.

People always think I'm Jewish. Actually, I'm a lapsed Catholic.

I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am.

I'm sure Obama is an atheist; I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is.

People talk about this Julia Roberts almost like it's a cup of Pepsi. People think Julia Roberts is something they created. The fact is, 26 years ago, there was this scrunched-up little pink baby named Julia Roberts. I am a girl, like anybody else.

I'm a Methodist, but not as an actor.

Religion and culture are two important ways in which we as humans find our identity. That's certainly true for me.

I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.

It's impossible to explain to people who you are in a five-minute interview on TV.

I am a Christian guy. And I am kind of quiet about it because I want people to take me seriously before I throw something that serious in their face.

I think Newt Gingrich is a Christian; at least, he told me he is.

I may be a good Catholic, a bad Catholic or a so-so Catholic, but that's who I am.

I'm an actress and mom, and I probably don't have enough of an active spiritual life. And I don't know why people run around calling themselves by the names of religions when they don't actually practise them.

I have always had a deep connection with my faith, and I was fortunate to have been brought up in a Christian environment. My faith is a very important part of who I am.

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