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Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:00 AM

God grief

Christopher Hitchens has attacked modern-day saints like Mother Teresa and Princess Di, but his new book takes aim at the most sacred cow of all: The Almighty.
By Giles Harvey

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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2007 10:08 PM

    "Marxist is the only thing I know to call someone who is that much of an acid-tongued atheist and likes to portray himself as some kind of saviour of the left."

    A "Marxist" is someone who adheres to the philosophy of Karl Marx. It's as simple as that. And Hitchens hasn't been part of the left for a long time, so he certainly hasn't portrayed himself as a savior of it.

    Finally, a person can be a humanist while criticizing the spiritual beliefs of others. Especially when those beliefs cause (and call for) a lot of injustice towards humans who don't share them.

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