‘Hitchens in Hell Because god Loved Him’
December 19, 2011 in Atheism, Belief, bible, christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Ethics, Faith, Morality, Reason, Religion
On Thursday, December 15, Christopher Hitchens passed away, succumbing to pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer. One of the Four Horsemen of Atheism, Hitch was a long-time opponent of religion, which seems to have made him an individual with whom the religious are making a point: if you are an atheist, you are going to hell; not that this is news to those who consider themselves to be atheists. I certainly can’t say any of the hysteria from the religious, especially from the christian community, but I do want to discuss one argument in particular, put forward by Bryan Fischer of the christian group The American Family Association (AFA). In a video made available by RightWingWatch.org, Fischer tells the word that Hitch is in hell because the christian god loves him. You can find the video below:
First, Fischer has no reason to believe Hitchens was anything other than resolute and steadfast in his atheism, right to the bitter end. Read the rest of this entry →
