Well perhaps not directly to JWs but the speech within this video could very well..
One thing about Hitchens he had the veracity to cut open religious theocracy with
a sharp knife and expose it like no one else.
Christopher Hitchens has a message for Jehovah's Witnesses
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tootired2care
Ah always love to see a good Hitch slapping...LOL.
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problemaddict
I believe in God, and I agree with him.
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ÁrbolesdeArabia
Hi Finkel, I thought Dr. John Lennox won (subjective nature to each I will say) the debate with C.H. Dr. John Lennox and Dr. Richard Dawkins is my favorite debate, the mutual respect they share and civil discussion. Have you watched the debates with Dr. Francisis Collins Director of NIH and "Human Genome lead scientist" and Dr. Richard Hawkins (God Delusion). The questions asked and how they were answered are not done in a heated rage we were told debates end up in
Richard Dawkins & Daniel Dennett vs. Francis Collins & Benjamin Carson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPxGnN7RV1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1p1mDPQw1Yk Dr. Hitchens and Dr. John Lennox
Is God Great? - Christopher Hitchens vs John Lennox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0UIbd0eLxw "
Lennox Vs. Dawkins Debate - Has Science Buried God
"DR. JOHN LENNOX AND HIS REPONSE TO STEPHEN HAWKINGS"
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steve2
marked forlater
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jwfacts
Interesting that he says 9/11 2001 was what motivated him to devote his time to fighting theocracy. Whilst the fanatics behind 9/11 thought they were delivering a message, it is backfiring. This prompted me to look at the census results from Australia, and the figures for No Religion were:
1996 2.9 million
2001 2.9 million
2006 3.7 million
2011 4.8 million
It is interesting to see such a spike since 2001, and the terrorist attacks may be what has made people take a stand against organised religion.
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StoneWall
The building he was giving this discourse in actually reminded me of a large kingdom hall or a small Assembly Hall.
When the camera at the end showed the audience it even looked like how the rows of chairs at the K.H. were arranged.
Kinda ironic in a Hitchens sorta way. :)
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Finkelstein
His mentioning of apocalyptic religious organizations, could easy and correctly point to the JWS/WTS.
and its inherent theocracy. Damaging effects toward humanity can be seen from various religious sources,
since these religious institutions derive their doctrines from very old social and moral statues.
What Hitchens has said in this short speech and through others means of discourse is that many religious doctrines,
whether its from Islam and killing of infidels or from Christian based religions who espouse that the world is shortly to come
to an end, have real causative and detrimental consequences for humanity in general.
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sabastious
It is interesting to see such a spike since 2001, and the terrorist attacks may be what has made people take a stand against organised religion.
It was non-transparent government that destroyed the two towers not religion. Religion was used as a scapegoat.
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Finkelstein
Religion was used as a scapegoat.
Sab please don't derail this thread topic on 9/11 conspiracy theories.
Religion definitely played a large role in that attack.
The only partial connection that I can see in these attacks is that the US has been a long supporter of Israel
for many years, which has been known in most Islamic nations.
As well the known fact that the US has an overwhelming influence on UN directives and affairs and thats not really
transparent at all.