Hitchens, the atheist monk (Providence Journal)
Suzie Harmon via Houston Chronicle _"Christopher Hitchens to 8yearold who asked, "What should I read?" "All the old myths and fairy tales." -- Suzie Harmon on Twitter._ The intellectually dazzling Christopher Hitchens, despite esophageal cancer is still alive, has his voice back and accepted an award in person Saturday at the annual convention of the Atheist Alliance of America and Texas Freethought. Richard Dawkins presented the Freethinker of the Year Award to Hitchens in Houston, near the MD Anderson Cancer Center where he's receiving treatment. Houston Chronicle blogger Geoff Berg reports the event (Christopher Hitchens makes first public appearance in months), including Hitchens' recommended books in response to 8-year-old Mason Crumpacker asking what she should read. And, > An unapologetic supporter of the Iraq war, Hitchens urged Western foes of violent jihad to make common cause with moderate Muslims to combat Saudi influence, which he condemned as extremist, backward and violent. > > He said that he appreciated the fact that Rick Perry is so open about his faith instead of lying about his desire to inject fundamentalism into public life. > > In discussing Mitt Romney's faith, Hitchens said that what he liked about about Mormonism is that it presents the ...
Geert Wilders Speaks: Muslims & Tolerance (Part 2 of 2)
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