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June 11, 2007

The quotes of the week

From Christopher Hitchens and his Q&A for the Times:

"I remember once saying, in despair, to my somewhat turbulent two-year-old son: "I suppose you know that Santa Claus knows what's going on here," and it was like waving a magic wand, and I remember thinking this is what the priests must have worked out a long time ago."

And this quote is pretty good as well:

"There was ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University challenging the graduates to confront 'the radical secularists' who 'insist that religious belief is inherently divisive and that public debate can only proceed on secular terms.' Excuse me, but how would you have a public debate in religious terms? A Scripture-quoting competition?"

(Carol Towarnicky, Philadelphia Daily News)

Posted at 09:58 PM in Religion |

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Finnieston Crane

Hear, hear. I see Peter reviewed his book, "God is not Great" in the Mail on Sunday. I'm looking forward to Christopher's riposte.

I've got a ticket for his talk with Ian McEwen next Tuesday at the Garrick Theatre - should be entertaining.

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Posted by: Finnieston Crane | June 11, 2007 at 10:27 PM

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