Reza Aslan Nails The Jesus Freaks to the Wall...

[Mudhammam]

Fuck Reza Aslan. I will never give a damn what that disingenuous man says after this:

[Sam] Harris: As a relevant counterpoint, I should say that when I was raising money for your [Ayaan Hirsi Ali] security, I got in touch with some of my contacts in the “moderate” Muslim community. In particular, I reached out to Reza Aslan, with whom I was on entirely cordial terms. I said, essentially, “Reza, wouldn’t it be great if the vast majority of Muslims who are moderate helped protect Ayaan from the minority who aren’t?” It seems to me undeniable that if people like Reza are going to argue that Islam is just like any other religion, they have a real interest in ensuring that people can safely criticize their faith—or even leave it.
But all Reza did was attack you as a bigot and deny, against all evidence, that you had any security concerns worth taking seriously. His response came as quite a shock to me, frankly. I was unprepared to encounter this level of moral blindness and ill will, especially at a moment when I was reaching out for help.

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Wealth in of itself is not the problem the pursuit and lusting after it is. The account of the rich young ruler is a prime example of that.

What the hell are you making up now? Jesus told this guy to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor. Only then could he follow him and get eternal life.

Your hero then asserts that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to go to heaven.

There's nothing here about how wealth is achieved. Possessing wealth is the issue, plain and simple.

I think I gotta agree with "Drippy" on this one. There are examples of wealthy Christians in the New Testament. The issue is primarily whether or not one serves God or money.