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I learned of Christopher Hitchens passing when I read John Tabin’s obit earlier this morning.
Unlike John, I never had occasion to be in his presence much less enjoy the pleasure of his company. I would liken never hearing Hitchens either lecture or debate in person to not seeing Harry Chapin in concert.
While I profoundly disagreed with the premise of his views on Israel and the Tea Party, you have to give the man his due for his willingness to debate the likes of Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore and George Galloway. Even when he was wrong, he heightened the level of public discourse and we are now far poorer for his absence.
Here is Hitchens in fine form answering a question at a conference in Madison, Wisconsin in October 2007 from a self-described Athiest, secularist and Marxist who claimed Western Civilization not Islamic radicalism was the problem. When he begins his reply by stating, “There you have it. You see how far the termites have spread and how long and well they’ve dined,” you know there’s far more to come.
And yet today it doesn’t quite seem enough. R.I.P.
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Margie| 12.16.11 @ 12:52PM
I am truly saddened that he died rejecting God.. as far as I know.
All of his smartness was for nought, then, because no matter how intellectual we are, no matter how perfectly we can refute wrong~ the only thing that counts is if we had faith in God, and in His Son, Jesus Christ.
I too enjoyed his swift sword of cutting through falsehoods, and always looked to see if he would turn from his unbelief, knowing how God could use him in a magnificent way.. but he never did, did he? And that is the saddest thing of all.
Skippy| 12.16.11 @ 2:16PM
Giant mind; moral courage; human failings.
Hitchens had all those and more, and the world is smaller for his passing.
I will always admire him for his self-confidence and taste in music.
When asked once what the greatest recorded song was, he answered without hesitation.
Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High". Brilliant!
Whether he likes it or not, God bless Christopher Hitchens.
Ave atque vale.
Eric| 12.19.11 @ 5:33PM
@ Margie
In the words of Hitch; "No thanks, but it was good of you to ask."
You've placed your bets on Jesus, you're just as likely to be right :)