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Mar 06, 2017 religion scholar reza aslan ate cooked human brain tissue with a group of cannibals in india during sundays premiere of the new cnn show believer, a documentary series about spirituality. Reza aslan believes in everything just a little bit. Reza aslans new cnn original series believer received widespread criticism after its sunday night debut as the host predicted it would, in an interview the day before the premiere aired. Aslan, who gained popularity in the political realm by being a commentator on cnn, fox news and other news outlets, travels the world in search of the ultimate religious experience. On june 9, 2017, cnn announced that it has decided to not move forward with production on aslan s believer series after his profane antitrump tweets were widely criticized earlier in the week. In a cnn series, reza aslan explores extreme religious belief, but its just part an array of projects about faith, community and identity. I think each one of these episodes is going to piss somebody off, aslan told the huffington post. Believer with reza aslan tv show season 1 episodes list. Reza aslan is a bestselling author zealot, no god but god, public intellectual, professor, and producer of such tv shows as the leftovers hbo, of kings and prophets abc and believer cnnhis unscripted hosted series about religions of the world. In this new spiritual adventure series, renowned author and religious scholar reza aslan immerses himself in the worlds most fascinating faithbased groups to experience life as a true believer. Whats more, i had numerous meetings by phone and in person with representatives of the hinduamerican foundation who, unlike a great many of those who were upset about the episode, actually watched it and, as a result, ended up writing a fair and measured response to the criticism on its web site, noting that while the initial promotional. I had to check the billboard hot 100 to see that britney spears. Reza aslan, the scholar and tv presenter, has been pressured to eat human brains while filming with a fringe, cannibalistic hindu sect for a new series on the worlds religions but that might.
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