Hitchens’ most recent debate was held in Toronto. The pairing of debaters was not too shy of pitting George Bush against Sam Harris, and not surprisingly Hitchens slaughtered Blair. It is a jovial debate, Hitchens being in a particularly entertaining mood throughout. Conclusion? Religion is a force for war and destruction in the world.
This week, the Guardian put out a wonderful piece on Christopher Hitchens: Christopher Hitchens: ‘You have to choose your future regrets’ In June Christopher Hitchens, the hard-drinking polemicist and atheist, met his toughest opponent yet when he was diagnosed with cancer. The question on many lips was: would his illness alter his beliefs – on …
Christopher Hitchens weighs in on the increasing “white minority” syndrome that plagues America:
New developments on this front come rapid fire. So here is a brief overview of the last week:
Connecticut Bishops fight sex abuse bill (April.11.2010)
Writing on the Wall: Pope’s signature attached to key letters (April.9.2010)
British Scientist Richard Dawkins threatens to arrest Pope Benedict (April.11.2010)
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Pope Benedict this Palm Sunday dismissed the “petty gossip” of the allegations during his homily. The recent scandal rocking the Catholic Church involves a Wisconsin Priest who raped over 200 deaf boys and had his case dismissed by Pope Benedict (then Cardinal Ratzinger). Could the Pope possibly minimize the grotesque nature of child rape even more? The Church has been more concerned with covering it’s own backside than it is with solving the widespread problem of child rape in the priesthood. It is much more concerned with it’s public image than it is concerned with admitting faults and making amends with the victims.
Christopher Hitchen’s book The Missionary Position was published in 1995, right around the time when my 10 year old brain was being spoon fed Catholicism and my mother was telling me how saintly and wonderful Mother Teresa was. It is for this reason that I am now just able to read this revealing book on the hypocrisies and depravities of Mother Teresa. Having met Mother Teresa himself and tour her poor house in Calcutta, Hitchens offers a glimpse into the derisive nature of her work and her heavy hand in politics and money all over the globe.
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