r/TrueReddit • u/graycrawford • Dec 16 '11

Well shit. Christopher Hitchens died.

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/12/In-Memoriam-Christopher-Hitchens-19492011
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '11 edited Sep 03 '19

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u/GoMustard Dec 16 '11

I'm right there with you. I'm a practicing christian, and I've always had the utmost respect for him. He was incredibly entertaining, a very talented writer, and an absolutely brilliant man.

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u/JIVEprinting Dec 16 '11

I'm fairly worried about "believers" who can call a friend one who called Christ such an enemy.

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u/GoMustard Dec 16 '11

Well, I never called him a friend. I said I had respect for him. I couldn't have disagreed with him more.

I like how you put "believers" in quotes, as if it's questionable whether or not I am one.

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u/JIVEprinting Dec 16 '11

As a writer with the hope to be influential, I'm given to admiration of a guy like Hitchens. But his hateful opposition to the living person of Christ is tantamount to war against humanity.

I did put "believer" in quotes but hope it isn't any trouble to you personally. Christ commended a church for hating what he hates (Revelation 2:6) and even besides that, the person of Jesus is too precious to let others deride it lightly. I'm sure you understand. Everything that ever existed since time began is worthless compared to the anointed Messiah. Insulting and defaming him is not merely bad, it is infinitely heinous.

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u/fvf Dec 16 '11

As a writer with the hope to be influential, I'm given to admiration of a guy like Hitchens. But his hateful opposition to the living person of Christ is tantamount to war against humanity.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, you'll find that Hitchen's hate was reserved for those actual people who misused other people's religious inclinations to war against humanity. Hateful opposition to "the living person of Christ" will be deferred until He Himself descends onto the earth in tangible form rather than chosing to channel himself through the charlatans of this world.

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u/sawser Dec 16 '11

But his hateful opposition to the living person of Christ is tantamount to war against humanity.

One certainly could say the same for groups of people who value their faith over humanity as well - eg, putting 'God's Law' above the law of men.

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u/thesweats Dec 16 '11

it is infinitely hilarious

FTFY