The Washington Post reports:
Christopher Hitchens, a sharp-witted provocateur who used his formidable learning, biting wit and muscular prose style to skewer what he considered high-placed hypocrites, craven lackeys of the right and left, "Islamic fascists" and religious faith of any kind...
"Once you assume a Creator and a plan, makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be well. And over us to supervise this, is installed the Celestial Dictatorship. A kind of Divine North Korea. Exigent, greedy for uncritical praise from dawn till dusk and...
"Once you assume a Creator and a plan, makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be well. And over us to supervise this, is installed the Celestial Dictatorship. A kind of Divine North Korea. Exigent, greedy for uncritical praise from dawn till dusk and...
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The question: Is Religion a Force for Good in the World?
The Pre Debate poll of the audience said no, it is not:
PRO: 22% CON:57%
UNDECIDED:21%
And 75% of those polled said they'd be willing to change their mind...
The brothers have publicly argued over faith for years. But now that Christopher Hitchens has been diagnosed with cancer, the theoretical argument has become real.Just how real was apparent at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, where the brothers were having a public conversation about...
I really love hitchens and his style of writing. I have read a lot of his articles and would like to pick up a few of his books. I am more interested in his work relating to politics. Do you have any suggestions?