Christopher Hitchens on Sharia Law
Initially describing himself as a socialist, Hitchens began his break from the established political left after what he called the "tepid reaction" of the Western left to the Rushdie Affair. The September 11 attacks "exhilarated" him, strengthening his internationalist embrace of an interventionist foreign policy, and his criticism of what he called "fascism with an Islamic face."
His numerous editorials in support of the Iraq War caused some to label him a neoconservative, although Hitchens insisted he was not "a conservative of any kind", and his friend Ian McEwan described him as representing the anti-totalitarian left.
A noted critic of religion and a self-described antitheist . . .
According to Hitchens, the concept of a god or a supreme being is a totalitarian belief that destroys individual freedom . . . his anti-religion polemic, God Is Not Great, sold over 500,000 copies.
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He has some interesting views. An interesting quote from the video:
One can also say, that they don't hate us either. Nice change of pace. What I found interesting was the comment about "What makes you think that this is your country." Well, shocker true facts about England, unlike the US, it does have an "OfficialState Religion" , which is the Church of England... the name should have been a bit of a give away and the fact that the Queen is the head of the church, another.
If that is the attitude of this individual in a country with anofficialreligion, what do they think about the US? One without anofficialfaith. Just food for thought.
Pretty strong language for future caliphate lovers. In general Hitchens hates religion; this I foundparticularlyprovocative though"...you should fear them and dislike them , find them morally and intellectually repulsive at least as much if not more, than I do..."
And its gonna stay that way! The First Amendment guarantees that. (And just in case, as "backup"-- we have the Second Amendment ...
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He, he...yup!
Hitchens is known for being provocative
He was strongly atheistic, but he did see Islamic extremism as a very real danger to western democracy. He also realized that appeasement doesn't work-- in fact it only encourages them.
The fact that here in the U.S. we have the first amendment which guarentees the separation of church and state should be enough to prevent Sharia Law from being implemented in this country at any time by any religion.
Another fact: I can't spell.
Sharia Law first...we don't need it in the U.S.
God rest Hitchens soul. I feel he contributed very little to our society, and trying to understand atheism was something I had little or time for, or the interest in whatsoever. I guess that tells it like it is.
Yup, Galen I agree.
We can't keep up with our own laws, much-less confuse our judges with another set of rules designed for Muslims.