4 Quotes & Sayings By Michael Arditti

Michael Arditti is a travel writer, broadcaster and author. His books have been published in 16 different languages. He has reported from over 80 countries, including the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent, The Observer Magazine, Newsweek International, Wallpaper Magazine and Lonely Planet Guidebooks Read more

He has also worked for the BBC in the Middle East and was a diplomat in Sri Lanka during the civil war. He has written extensively on religion for The Times, The Observer, The Independent on Sunday and the Daily Telegraph. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and lives with his wife in West Sussex.

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But you must still know to respect other people's faith.'' Why? We don't respect any other delusion. We lock up people who believe they're Christ, yet we're supposed to humour those who believe in him.'' By definition, faith is irrational: a belief you hold against the normal rules of evidence.'' In which case I believe in Jedi Michael Arditti
All religions are beautiful in the story, as you say....
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All religions are beautiful in the story, as you say. It's when they're put into practice that they grow ugly. Michael Arditti
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For myself I couldn't care less, but I have a lover. Not a partner, Susannah, or a friend or a significant euphemism, but the love of my life. And he believes. And I've watched him tie himself in knots, as he struggles to find a place for himself in texts that were written thousands of years ago, with the deliberate aim of excluding him. Michael Arditti