“You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.” — Reza Aslan Quote

You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.

The Revolutionary Guard controls almost everything in Iran, and this is hurting the people.

I'm interested in the origins of the religious experience, how the history of religion has evolved over the last umpteen thousand years, and where religiosity is going in the future. I think that's a topic I've been chewing on for a few years; I would love to eventually work on and produce a book out of it.

Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible.

I have watched Muslims chant 'Death to America!' on the streets of Tehran, then privately beg me to help them get a visa to the United States.

Like a lot of people, I have been a leader in some things, and I've been a follower in some things. I know how to work on a team. And most of life, frankly, to get things done you have to get done, you've got to work as a team.

I'm a shepherd, not a sheep, and I've always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower.

I'm a trendsetter. I'm a leader, not a follower.

I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.

I was very much not a follower of labels in school. If anything, I was labeled 'uncool.'