Christopher Hitchens on Clinton's Faith

Christopher Hitchens comments on the faith of Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.

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• 2008

[Wrahns]

Everyone knows, that to get anywhere in American politics other than being a small fish, its suicide to declare yourself to be a non-believer. Its the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard of. You cant get elected unless you believe in a Magic Man in the Sky....  Stupidity beyond belief in a country that claims "Separation of Church and State" as a founding value.

[waveali]

"Rock & Roll ethnic church" lmao.... Mr Hitchens has a way for words.

[mouthyweasel]

Is that Sean Hannity in blackface?

[Kloborgg]

@saintoccasionally

Pejorative? How so? Is your God not "magic" (he constantly breaks the rules of the universe he himself apparently made), is he not a "man" (when mankind was supposedly crafted in his own image), and is he not in the "sky" (which is where the Bible quite clearly states Heaven resides)? It only sounds pejorative without semantics or when it's not shrouded in mystery because in its essence religion IS a childish supernatural fairy tale.

[Sconezeta]

"looking like a dog who is being washed" hahahaha CH RIP

[saintoccasionally]

@saintoccasionally Just using pejorative terms like "magic sky man" doesn't qualify as an argument. You don't get off that easy. None of us does.

[saintoccasionally]

@Wrahns 1. I would have to be confident in his ability and willingness to govern in a competent and constitutional way. 2. Then don't vote for that candidate. No one is required to leave the portions of their world-view you dislike just because he/she is an elected official. 3. There is clear cut evidence (see the Greg Bahnsen/Gordon Stein debate). That aside you are still obligated to represent your opponents accurately if you are going to try and refute them. cont...

[Wrahns]

@saintoccasionally 1. What would it take for you to vote for someone that didnt belive in "your" biblical god?? 2. Its not his world view he is checking, its his metaphysical/superstitious/myt­hological world view he is TAKING THROUGH the door. 3.Until there is clear cut evidence that your "Magic Man" exists other than man-made texts your "God" IS mythology just like Thor, Zeus, Ra, Wotan etc . He is represented equally along with all the other gods that were believed in throughout history.

[saintoccasionally]

@saintoccasionally 3. Speaking of believers as those who "believe in a magic man in the sky" is just absurd. If you cannot accurately represent a position than you ought not be addressing it at all.

[saintoccasionally]

@Wrahns A couple of things: 1. As a serious, devout, and theologically conservative christian, I myself could conceivably vote for an atheist. I'm not voting for high-priest. 2. None of our founding documents say anything about a separation of church and state. The first amendment simply says that congress will not establish a state religion or prohibit the practice of any one particular religion. That doesn't mean that an office holder checks his world-view at the door cont...

[kevinjjfr]

Pro-Choice = Excommunicated. End of story, 

[iamajibber]

@1517CalvinMartin I think thats the same for a lot of politicians as well.