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 human nature, so for as long as people struggle to describe what it means to be alive, it will be a ready-made language to express those feelings.
Reza AslanThe Revolutionary Guard controls almost everything in Iran, and this is hurting the people.
Reza AslanThe truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.
Reza Aslan