Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens
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I was very saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Hitchens. His atheism was well documented, being one of the New Atheistic ‘Four Horsemen’ in contrast to his brother Peter. I had only heard a couple of his debates and read some of his articles but he did strike me as a courteous yet fierce opponent. He wiped the floor in debate with Tony Blair and his pathetic, devoid of any substance, totally wet brand of Christianity. I have found his arguments are often against a ‘straw-man’ Christianity that he later seeks to demolish to the delight of his supporters. He was certainly entertaining.

I have no idea quite what the conflict was over but I’m glad that he and Peter managed to get on better latterly. Both highly intelligent very strong opinionated men with differing worldviews – conflict was inevitable.

I do remember reading an article of his on Mother Teresa and from memory agreed with almost every word. One of the great things about the West is that people like Christopher can exercise Free Speech and long may it be so.

What a shame, a tragedy really, that his gifts were not harnessed in service to King Jesus before whom he must now bow the knee – alas, from what we observe, too late. Though I have no way of knowing this for sure – God is Gracious & merciful. I do believe there will be many an opponent to the Gospel that by the Grace of God will have received its benefits and be in heaven to the praise of His marvellous Grace.

For an excellent article from a Christian perspective go to World Magazine and find the article HERE.