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Tribute to Christopher Hitchens - 2012 Global Atheist Convention
The 2012 Global Atheist Convention's moving tribute to Christopher Hitchens. www.atheistconvention.org.au Produced by Loud & Clear http View Richard Dawkin's tribute to Christopher Hitchens at the 2012 GAC youtu.be View Lawrence Krauss's tribute to Christopher Hitchens at the 2012 GAC youtu.be
Christopher Hitchens - The Best of the Hitchslap
* Part Two is complete - www.youtube.com * Christopher Hitchens at his finest - some of my favorite moments by the writer who has inspired the ideals of skepticism, free inquiry, and rational thought in so many. I believe Hitchslap is now the proper term for the unflinching intellectual prowess displayed in these exchanges.
Christopher Hitchens - The Best of the Hitchslap - Part Two
I have been working on this video for some time, and had planned to upload it today as the rendering completed just yesterday morning. When I heard the sad news of Professor Hitchens' death late in the evening, I struggled with the thought of canceling this upload. It seemed somehow opportunistic to release a video so soon after, even if this coordination was not intentionally planned in advance. The beginning of this video especially carries a different meaning now that this news has reached all of us. In the end, I decided I could cope with this feeling of unease in order to share more of his thoughts, provide a moment of reflection, and pay humble tribute to the man that is an inspiration to me and so many others. If the first video was a general critique of religion, this edition is aimed at responses to common complaints non-believers hear again and again. Mr. Hitchens, your contributions to the struggle for liberty, equality, rationality, and freedom will never be forgotten. Your forcefulness, wit, and intelligence gave me the strength and courage to argue for these ideals in my own life. That you have done the same for so many is your great and immortal contribution to mankind. These seemingly small victories are what change the world; one action, one mind at a time, until the tide cannot be held back any longer. Your actions and words have moved us ever closer to that point. Thank you.
Hitchens on the Catholic Church
One of the great rants by Christopher Hitchens was when he participated in a debate in England put on by the Intelligence Squared organization in October 2009. The subject being debated was: The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world. His opponents were a Catholic bishop from Africa (Archbishop John Onaiyekan) and Catholic MP Ann Widdecombe. Supporting him was Stephen Fry. In fact, this rant has been called his best ever on the subject of the Catholic Church. A version of this video has already been posted on You-Tube, but this video focuses on just this rant by Hitchens.
Christopher Hitchens "Fighting Faith" 2011 Interview
A report on Christopher Hitchens and the 2011 Texas Freethought Convention. Note: THIS VIDEO IS "FAIR USE" COMMENTARY OF NEWSWORTHY RESEARCH VALUE. IT'S USE FALLS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF NON-COMMERCIAL FREE SPEECH. (In accordance with Title 17 USC Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.) No Copyright Infringement Intended
Frank Turek vs. Christopher Hitchens (II): What Best Explains Reality - Theism or Atheism?
Filmed at The College of New Jersey, Frank Turek and Christopher Hitchens meet again in their second debate to give their arguments for what best explains reality. The title is "What Best Explains Reality: Atheism or Theism?" Recorded at the College of New Jersey! Read comments in the CrossExamined blog here www.crossexamined.org . If you'd like to order a DVD of this debate, click bit.ly
Authors@Google: Christopher Hitchens
Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" as a part of the Authors@Google series. The author of Why Orwell Matters and Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, a Slate columnist, and a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly. He has also written for The Nation, Granta, Harper's, The Washington Post, and is a frequent television and radio guest. Born in England, Hitchens was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He now lives in Washington, DC, and he became a US citizen in 2007. This event took place on August 16, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career spanned more than four decades. He was a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the Hoover Institution in September 2008. He was a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits and in 2005 was voted the world's fifth top public intellectual in a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll. He was a champion for atheism, skepticism, science, history and common sense. He will be sorely missed.
Christopher Hitchens and Newt Gingrich: What kind of war are we fighting?
Taped July 18, 2002 What kind of war is the war on terrorism? Ordinarily wars are fought against proper nouns—against Germany during the Second World War or against the Soviet Union during the cold war, for example. Now we're being asked to fight a war against a common noun, terrorism. Just how accurate and useful is the phrase "war on terrorism"? Is this a war? And who exactly is the enemy—Al Qaeda? Al Qaeda plus all other terrorists around the world? Al Qaeda plus all other terrorists plus all the countries in which the terrorists operate? In other words, just how good a job are the president and the administration doing, not just in prosecuting the war but in defining the objectives?
Christopher Hitchens VS John And Tom Metzger
The birth of the "HitchSlap"? This interview is full of them! Christopher Hitchens VS John And Tom Metzger CNBC Talk Live 1991
Christopher Hitchens at the Amazing Meeting 5
Christopher Hitchens speaks and takes questions from the crowd at the James Randi Educational Foundation's TAM5 in 2007.
Christopher Hitchens Tribute
Christopher Hitchens 1949 - 2011 One of my fave clips of Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens died today. You are already sadly missed. Thank you! DJ This video was put together by the criminally undersubscribed pangeaprogressredux. Please show your support by subscribing to the YouTube channel, www.youtube.com
Christopher Hitchens, still outrageous
Steve Kroft profiles Vanity Fair columnist, author and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens, for whom nothing is off-limits when making his wry and often outrageous observations, including the cancer he is suffering from.
Christopher Hitchens vs God (god loses by the way)
Christopher Hitchens' opening statement on god during the Hitchens vs Hitchens debate. Full debate can be seen here: youtu.be Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. I realize no profit, monetary or otherwise, from the exhibition of these videos.
Hitchens, Dawkins & Grayling
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] My other version with the Numpty speeches removed: www.youtube.com www.intelligencesquared.com 27th March 2007, debate: "We would be better off without religion" PROPOSING THE MOTION: Christopher Hitchens, Professor Richard Dawkins & AC Grayling. Christopher Hitchens begins by making the case for religion being at the root of many conflicts that have shaped the 20th-21st century world, citing the current situations in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. Here, it has been intra-faith disputes that have caused or aggravated the conflicts and slowed political and social progress. Richard Dawkins focuses his support for the motion on the blind faith that leads even intelligent people to deny key scientific principles, citing many American students' opposition to the theory of evolution as an example. Anthony Grayling illustrates how the Bible's view of what constitutes a good person is at odds with the modern Western view of what constitutes a good person, arguing that it is possible to appreciate the natural world and feel such emotions as empathy, sympathy, and love without holding religious views. OPPOSING THE MOTION: Dr Nigel Spivey, Roger Scruton & Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Dr Nigel Spivey opens the opposition by offering an archaeological and anthropological perspective. Pointing to the "Creative Explosion" of 40000 years ago, he suggests that religion is a concept that is part of the human ...
Christopher Hitchens "All Of Life Is A Wager"
January 23, 2011 C-SPAN MOXNews.com Christopher Hitchens is the author of over a dozen books including his recent memoir, Hitch-22. Other titles include, God Is Not Great, The Trial of Henry Kissinger, The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice, and Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. He is currently a contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly magazine and a columnist for Vanity Fair magazine, where he has been writing articles about his diagnosis in the summer 2010 of stage four esophageal cancer
Watch Christopher Hitchens Get Waterboarded (VANITY FAIR)
From www.vf.com. How does it feel to be "aggressively interrogated"? Christopher Hitchens found out for himself, submitting to a brutal waterboarding session in an effort to understand the human cost of America's use of harsh tactics at Guantánamo and elsewhere. VF.com has the footage. Related "Believe Me, It's Torture," from the August 2008 issue, www.vanityfair.com Interview conducted by David Rose and filmed by Arya Surowidjojo.
Peter Hitchens vs. Russell Brand
Observe how Russell Brand launches into a tirade of abuse as Peter Hitchens asks an unwelcome question. Does he not notice the irony in accusing someone of 'bigotry' in a manner which is far more vicious and obsessive than anything contained in the original question? And what is it about Daily Mail jokes which makes a certain type of person bounce up and down in their seat ? They became tiresome a long time ago. (To those who are curious, Peter's question about 'responsibility' followed from Mr Brand's suggestion that he was somehow passive in his own former drug addiction - it was like some uncontrollable force of nature which simply swept him up. God help us.)
Christianity is False and Immoral. (Christopher Hitchens)
Excerpt from the 2007 Christopher Hitchens vs Alister Mcgrath debate. Full debate available here - www.youtube.com Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. I realize no profit, monetary or otherwise, from the exhibition of these videos.
Christopher Hitchens: Whisky, Cigs & Jefferson
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] 2006: Hitchens at DGWills Books, 7461 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, Ca. 92037 www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ Christopher Eric Hitchens (born 13 April 1949) is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the Hoover Institution in September 2008. He is a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits and in 2005 was voted the world's fifth top public intellectual in a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll. He's known for his admiration of George Orwell, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson and for his excoriating critiques of, among others, Mother Teresa ...
Christopher Hitchens on the Origin of Religion
Hitch points out that even if arguments for god are sound (they aren't), the conclusion that Christianity is true can never follow from them.. He then explains how all religions are born. Christopher Hitchens Playlist: www.youtube.com This clip is from one of his debates with Frank Turek. You can see them here: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this video.
Christopher Hitchens: Hitch drinks tea!
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ 3rd March 2009. Video of afternoon tea with Hitchens and Lennox, at Latimer House, a few hours before their debate at Samford University: "Is God Great?" Christopher Eric Hitchens (born 13 April 1949) is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the Hoover Institution in September 2008. He is a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits and in 2005 was voted the world's fifth top public intellectual in a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll. He's known for his admiration of George Orwell, Thomas Paine, and ...
Christopher Hitchens Tribute [Great Minds, S01E01]
Like Milky Way Musings on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow me on Twitter twitter.comCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. I realize no profit, monetary or otherwise, from the exhibition of these videos. This video is episode 1 of a new series called Great Minds. Playlist: www.youtube.com Next Episode: Brian Cox - Starry Messengers www.youtube.com The narration was taken from Christopher Hitchens' April 2009 debate with William Lane Craig. Footage from: - PBS' Nova - BBC's Walking with Cavemen - BBC's Wonders of the Solar System - BBC's The God Delusion - Discovery's Curiosity - Discovery's Into the Universe - IMAX Cosmic Voyage - IMAX Roving Mars - Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery - NASA/Goddard - An Idiot Abroad - TV Ad: Don't Stand for Homophobic Bullying The song used is "Karma has no Price" by Michael Giacchino.
Stephen Fry & friends on the life, loves and hates of Christopher Hitchens - IQ2 talks
hitchfry.intelligencesquared.com In this historic event, Stephen Fry and other friends of Christopher Hitchens came together to celebrate the life and work of this great writer, iconoclast and debater. Fry was joined on stage at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall by Richard Dawkins and the two discussed Hitch's unflinching commitment to the truth. Hollywood actor Sean Penn was beamed in from LA by Google+ and, between cigarette puffs, read from Hitch's acclaimed work, The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Five friends of Hitch spoke via satellite in New York: satirist Christopher Buckley and editor Lewis Lapham mused on Hitch's prowess as a journalist. 'Like a pot of gold', said Lapham. Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie and James Fenton delighted the audience with stories of Hitchens as a young man. Rushdie drew roars of laughter when he recounted a word game invented by Amis and Hitchens where the word 'love' is replaced with 'hysterical sex'. Particular favourites included Hysterical Sex in the Time of Cholera and Hysterical Sex Is All You Need. Watching the event with Hitch at his bedside in Texas, Hitch's wife Carol and novelist Ian McEwan provided an email commentary. 'His Rolls Royce mind is still purring beautifully', typed McEwan. The event was watched live by 2500 at the venue, and by thousands more in UK cinemas and online.
Christopher Hitchens: Paxman
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ November 2010: Jeremy Paxman talks to the writer, polemicist and commentator Christopher Hitchens at his home in Washington DC about his cancer diagnosis, his life, his politics and writing. He is suffering from cancer of the oesophagus, has described his illness as "a bit of a yawn" and accepted that it is a result of his hard drinking and smoking lifestyle. He has been told that he has only a one in 20 chance of living for longer than five years. He said he was not surprised by the diagnosis, which came earlier this summer, and said: "If you've led a rather bohemian and rackety life, as I have, it's precisely the cancer that you'd expect to get" "I think my main fear is of being incapacitated or imbecilic at the end ...
Christopher Hitchens: The Village Voice
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ On the 4th of Feb. 2009 the English-American author and journalist gave a talk on his book "God is Not Great" www.villagevoicebookshop.com "The Village Voice is an English-language bookshop in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the heart of literary Paris. Since 1982, we have promoted the books we love, those that seem essential to a better understanding of the world we live in, and have hosted readings by some of the most important contemporary authors. [...] (It's) the neighbourhood where the great American writers and artists of the 20th century held their salons; Gertrude Stein, a couple of streets away from Saint-Sulpice, Sylvia Beach, whose bookshop was on rue de l'Odéon, and Natalie Barney, priestess of the most renowned ...
Fr. Barron comments on Why I Loved to Listen to Christopher Hitchens
Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Father Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit www.wordonfire.org
Remembering Christopher Hitchens - Hitchslapping Circumcision!
17 packed minutes of Christopher Hitchens utterly hitchslapping the idea of mutilating childrens genitals. Thank You Christopher! We will continue the fight to stop forced genital cutting of children. Christopher Hitchens died at 62 years of age today: tinyurl.com
Christopher Hitchens on Tea Partiers and Sarah Palin
Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens commenting on tea partiers and Sarah Palin during the Sydney Writers Festival 2010.
Christopher Hitchens Vanity Fair Memorial - April 20th, 2012 Full/HD
The memorial for the great and late..and the one and only.. "The Hitch". Event was held on April 20th, 2012 and speakers included (in order) Graydon Carter, James Fenton, Lawrence Krauss, Edwin Blue, Patrick Cockburn, Max McGuinness, Aimée Bell, Michael Zilkha, Victor Navasky, Tom Stoppard, Christopher Buckley, Peter Schneider, Thomas Mallon, James Wood, Leslie Cockburn, Patrick Cockburn, Sean Penn, Salman Rushdie, Olivia Wilde, Douglas Brinkley, Cary Goldstein, John Auchard, Steve Wasserman, Stephen Fry, Ian McEwen, Francis Collins, his father-in-law Edwin Blue, son Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, brother Peter Hitchens, wife Carol Blue; and to close, his close friend Martin Amis delivered the eulogy.
Christopher Hitchens Hitchslaps Silly Pastor - "Does god Exist?"
JoyBehar hosts Christopher Hitchens and pastor douglas wilson to discuss "if god exists." Christopher Hitchens buries pastor douglas wilson regarding his delusional assertion that "god exists since he and other religious cultists believe it to be so," even though wilson cannot offer even a single shred of evidence to support his dogmatic hallucinations.
Christopher Hitchens sings "The Philosopher's Drinking Song"
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Hitchens on Mormons Part 1 of 2
From the chapter entitled 'Lowly Stamp of Their Origin -- Religion's Corrupt Beginnings' of his book God is Not Great, Hitchens explains the origins of the Smith Cult.
Christopher Hitchens vs Kim Jong Il
After the despicable gloating over Hitchens corpse I wonder if Christians could forgive Kim Jong Il if he had a death bed conversion. According to many, honestly accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour is all that is required to enter paradise in the afterworld. Is this truly moral? Can Christians honestly believe this without feeling uncomfortable? Can they explain it? Music: "Leaving Planet Earth" (Eelke Kleijn remix) by Talisman and Hudson, found on the Global Underground album "Digitised 01". Errata: It is NOT FOX News, but the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Contact me: Twitter: www.twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Podcast & Blog: www.godless.biz
Christopher Hitchens Dead - His Life
Christopher Hitchens, renowned journalist and atheist, died at the age of 62 due to cancer. Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. www.nytimes.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Download the politics or entertainment hour of this TYT episode: goo.gl The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Christopher Hitchens: Empower Women
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] Nov. 18th 2010: The Hitch at Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas: www.prestonwood.org Applying the hot poker of TRUTH to where it hurts the most www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ Christopher Eric Hitchens (born 13 April 1949) is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the Hoover Institution in September 2008. He is a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits and in 2005 was voted the world's fifth top public intellectual in a Prospect/Foreign Policy poll. He's known for his admiration of George Orwell, Thomas Paine, and Thomas ...
Christopher Hitchens & Tim Rutten
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] www.vanityfair.com Vanity Fair In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949--2011, by Juli Weiner, Dec 15th 2011. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy soon after. "My chief consolation in this year of living dyingly has been the presence of friends," he wrote in the June 2011 issue. He died in their presence, too, at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. May his 62 years of living, well, so livingly console the many of us who will miss him dearly ------ Mon., June 4th, 2007 7:00 PM. The Library Foundation of Los Angeles presents [ALOUD] at Los Angeles Public Library. Christopher Hitchens in conversation with Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times columnist, about God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Christopher Eric Hitchens (born 13 April 1949) is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the Hoover Institution in September 2008. He is a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits and in 2005 was voted the world's fifth top public intellectual in ...
Christopher Hitchens' polemic against Henry Kissinger
Christopher Hitchens' latest book, "The Trial of Henry Kissinger" is a point-by-point indictment of Kissinger. Although viewed by many as the greatest statesman of his era, Hitchens refutes that and claims he is actually a war criminal. (Originally aired April 2001).
Christopher Hitchens: The Poisoned Chalice
socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] The below is taken from here: socraticmama.com Where Anne, the mother of Mason Crumpacker, wrote this: Reporter: Why did you decide it was important to ask a question of Hitchens?" Mason Crumpacker: "Because I had just found out that he was dying & he's a brilliant man. And I felt that his knowledge of the world shouldn't be wasted & that someone should continue what he started" Full Details here: whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com The inspiration for SocraticMama began with our impromptu meeting with Christopher Hitchens sparked by Mason's question, "What books should I read?" whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com It is a feeble attempt to continue what Christopher Hitchens started—teaching us to use both our hearts & our minds to live this one life we have to our limits. To be nothing less than fully human. I attended the Christopher Hitchens/ William Dembski debate at Prestonwood Baptist Church Plano, Texas: in Dallas. Hitch's closing remarks were not only startlingly brilliant & inspirational, but were all the more poignant since we knew that he was facing his own poisoned chalice—esophageal cancer. Publicly sober as to his prognosis, Hitchens had no intention to go gentle into that good night. I estimate there were about fifty atheists in the pews that morning. We had all relished Hitch's performance, but were shocked and saddened by his outward signs of his illness. Speaking only for myself, but I strongly ...
The Greatest Debate of the Decade - Christopher Hitchens vs. George Galloway.
George Galloway debates Christopher Hitchens at Baruch University in New York in Sept. 2005 about the Iraq War. The Debate Transcript www.endusmilitarism.org
Christopher Hitchens - In Defense Of Unpopular Speech
Popular speech does not need Constitutional protection. www.LibertyPen.com
Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011 Channel 4 tribute
www.facebook.com www.twitter.com As we come to terms with the loss of Hitch, UK Channel 4 provides a tribute. His good friend Ian McEwan speaks. BBC Tribute to Christopher Hitchens www.youtube.com Final interview with Jeremy Paxman www.youtube.com www.ipetitions.com
Penn And Teller BS Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa
Penn And Teller BS Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa
Christopher Hitchens: Genocide
FULL DEBATE: www.youtube.com socraticmama.com [Inspiration & Support for Secular Families] 13th Sept, 2004 Motion: "A pre-emptive foreign policy is a recipe for disaster" Chair: Francine Stock. For: Senator Gary Hart & Sir Simon Jenkins Against: Christopher Hitchens & David Aaronovitch. ** Gary Hart: Despite the theoretical nature of the motion, the point at issue is America's invasion of Iraq. He says that with an immediate and unavoidable threat, a nation does not require international acceptance to defend itself, but in the case of Iraq that threat was not present. ** Simon Jenkins: Not against the concept of intervention or pre-emption, but has two basic concerns. Firstly, that we cannot have a state of affairs where any country can go to war; and secondly, that we should not extend this concept to groups that constitute a threat within other states. ** Christopher Hitchens: It is often assumed the concept of pre-emption runs counter to the nexus of international law. However, he points to many treaties which suggest otherwise, such as the Genocide Convention -- which mandates signatory powers (upon receiving information) to begin pre-emptive action. In his view a foreign policy that doesn't have a pre-emptive character is doomed to disaster ** David Aaronovitch: A largely reactive foreign policy is certainly a recipe for disaster, and believes that the test of a pre-emptive foreign policy is the conflict in Afghanistan. He argues that if you vote in favour of this ...
Congressmen pay tribute to the great Christopher Hitchens
Representative Steve Cohen (Democrat, Tennessee) and Representative David Dreier (Republican, California) pay tribute on the House floor to the passing of the great Christopher Hitchens.
[official] Christopher Hitchens and John Haldane at Oxford - We Don't Do God? - The Veritas Forum
www.veritas.org - Does religion have a place in the public square? With it, can we have peace? Without it, can we have dignity? Join Christopher Hitchens, world-famous British journalist and anti-theist, and John Haldane, leading Scottish philosopher, commentator, and broadcaster, in a discussion on rights, dignity, faith and public life. The Veritas Forum at Oxford, 2010. Over the past two decades, The Veritas Forum has been hosting vibrant discussions on life's hardest questions and engaging the world's leading colleges and universities with Christian perspectives and the relevance of Jesus. Learn more at http with upcoming events and over 600 pieces of media on topics including science, philosophy, music, business, medicine, and more!
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