Muslim Author Embarrasses Fox News Interviewer w/ Smart Civil Answers (VIDEO)

[egbertowillies]

Author and Scholar Reza Aslan appeared on Fox News’ Spirited Debate to discuss his new book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth”. The host of the show Lauren Green started the interview with a rather uncivil and strange question.

Green asked, “You’re a Muslim, so why did you write a book about the founder of Christianity?” Mr. Aslan seemed prepared for the general attacking nature that Fox News uses when conducting interviews with those with different positions than theirs. He was very poised and non-combative in his answer. He answered, “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 studying the origins of Christianity for two decades who also just happens to be a Muslim. So it’s not that I am just some Muslim writing about Jesus. I am an expert with a PhD in the history of religions”.

Mr. Aslan’s answer was simply disregarded by Ms. Green as she interrupted his response and asked, “But it still begs to question why you would be interested in the founder of Christianity”. Did Mr. Aslan in his first response not state he was a scholar of religions? If he is a scholar of religions would he not study them all (or many of them)?
http://egbertowillies.com/2013/07/28/muslim-author-embarrasses-fox-news-interviewer-w-smart-civil-answers-video/

[bemildred]

1. Where do the get these people?

“But it still begs to question why you would be interested in the founder of Christianity”.

Like, Jesus is boring, why study him? Don't you have some secret agenda we can go after?

[mainer]

2. Jesus, she's a dumb "reporter."

And I'm so impressed by his calm ability to debate this worthless Fox bimbo on the air. I've never seen him on TV before, but I think I'm going to buy his book.