Hitchens on God and atheism: Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because these are necessary rather then sufficient factors, but ...

Of all the criticisms that could be leveled at Christopher Hitchens – and there are many – a boring style is not one of them. Despite some controversial positions and persuasions, his writing was ...

A former priest with whom I’m friendly tells a story of the day when he realized he was no longer cut out for a Roman collar. He and his immediate superior, a monsignor, were arguing about how to ...

Ambling across the lobby with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, my antagonist nodded to me and said, "Hello, darling." It was almost time for another public debate with ...

Religious teachings are immoral. Religion promotes hatred. An atheist will eventually get elected in the U.S. So writes provocateur author Christopher Hitchens in his new book, God is Not Great: How ...

In 2007, the Reverend Al Sharpton and celebrated polemicist Christopher Hitchens, who died yesterday of cancer at the age of 62, met for an intellectual debate on the existence and nature of God at ...

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Hitchens passed away Thursday. Mere hours after Hitchens’ passing, very early Friday morning, Pastor Rick Warren wrote via Twitter, “My friend Christopher Hitchens has died. I loved & prayed ...

There is no question that Christopher Hitchens is very smart, very well-read, very outspoken and, more often than necessary, very obnoxious. All this is fine if you enjoy hearing him defend the Iraq ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...