Re: Pray For Christopher Hitchens Deathbed Conversion
Glory! Jeffrey Kuhner of the Washington Times explains "Why God is Great" with a 3-page explanation of Hitchens' history as a Bolshevik and a hypocritical God-mocker!
Glory! Jeffrey Kuhner of the Washington Times explains "Why God is Great" with a 3-page explanation of Hitchens' history as a Bolshevik and a hypocritical God-mocker!
America's leading atheist is dying. Christopher Hitchens, a prominent public intellectual, has been diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. The deadly disease has spread to his lungs and lymph nodes.
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Yet it is astonishing how even when starkly confronted with his mortality, Mr. Hitchens is unable to restrain his anti-Catholic bigotry. The specter of death cannot wrench him of his hatred for religion - especially the Catholic Church.
As he describes the pain and gradual degradation that cancer inflicts upon its victim, Mr. Hitchens reminisces about possible regrets in his life. Besides not seeing his children getting married, he is stricken by the prospect that he will never read or write the obituary of "elderly villains," such as the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Mr. Hitchens' bile toward Pope Benedict XVI knows no bounds. Typical of many bigots, he clings to his burning hate unto the final hour - it is all that is left to warm his dark, desiccated soul.
Like all atheists, Mr. Hitchens is a hypocrite. He denounces the existence of God while simultaneously living off the ethical norms established by the Judeo-Christian tradition. For example, in his column, he lauds the "selfless" doctors who are treating him, describing their commitment to the dignity of the individual. The sacred nature of human life - and why the West distinctly cherishes it - is a direct result of our Christian heritage: It is the social application of the imperative to love one's neighbor as oneself.
Mr. Hitchens also confesses to taking comfort from all the prayer groups at his treatment center. He is receiving emotional sustenance from people and practices he has spent a lifetime mocking.
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Yet it is astonishing how even when starkly confronted with his mortality, Mr. Hitchens is unable to restrain his anti-Catholic bigotry. The specter of death cannot wrench him of his hatred for religion - especially the Catholic Church.
As he describes the pain and gradual degradation that cancer inflicts upon its victim, Mr. Hitchens reminisces about possible regrets in his life. Besides not seeing his children getting married, he is stricken by the prospect that he will never read or write the obituary of "elderly villains," such as the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Mr. Hitchens' bile toward Pope Benedict XVI knows no bounds. Typical of many bigots, he clings to his burning hate unto the final hour - it is all that is left to warm his dark, desiccated soul.
Like all atheists, Mr. Hitchens is a hypocrite. He denounces the existence of God while simultaneously living off the ethical norms established by the Judeo-Christian tradition. For example, in his column, he lauds the "selfless" doctors who are treating him, describing their commitment to the dignity of the individual. The sacred nature of human life - and why the West distinctly cherishes it - is a direct result of our Christian heritage: It is the social application of the imperative to love one's neighbor as oneself.
Mr. Hitchens also confesses to taking comfort from all the prayer groups at his treatment center. He is receiving emotional sustenance from people and practices he has spent a lifetime mocking.
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