“I have always marveled that so many religions exact such revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that 'all religions are basically the same.' If all religions were indeed the same, why not let someone be 'converted' to another religion?”

Ravi Zacharias was an Indian-born Canadian and American evangelical minister and Christian apologist. He lived from 1946 to 2020 and founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. He spent more than 40 years in Christian apologetics and wrote more than 30 books. He also hosted the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking, and was ordained in the Christian and Missionary Alliance tradition.