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Hell’s Angel

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ylooshi

I’ve yet to read Christopher Hitchens’ biography of Mother Theresa, The Missionary Position, but I think it’ll be high on my list now that I’ve viewed “Hell’s Angel,” a documentary narrated by Hitchens and, I assume, based on that work. … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens is Dead

Posted on December 16, 2011 by ylooshi

1949-2011 Referred to as one of the Four Horsemen of New Atheism, Christopher Hitchens died yesterday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer. He was a political pundit, an author, an essayist, and … Continue reading →

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Wrong Idea: The “Militant” in “Militant Atheist.”

Posted on June 23, 2010 by ylooshi

Atheists March on Washington? I was recently given a copy of Hitch-22: A Memoir, by New Atheist Christopher Hitchens. I haven’t had the chance to start reading it but put it in my pile for the summer. But I thought … Continue reading →

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The Culture Wars Between Atheists and Theists

Posted on June 20, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia Lately, I’ve been working on a project that I might turn into a book on atheism that takes a different tack than man of the books already in print by other New Atheists. I say “tack” in … Continue reading →

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Why do atheists worry theists so much?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by ylooshi

Image by Colin Purrington via Flickr There are loads of direct responses by theistic authors to atheist writers like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Victor Stenger, Sam Harris, et al. Books with titles like The Atheist Delusions, The ‘New’ Atheism: 10 … Continue reading →

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Atheist Culture on Twitter

Posted on September 15, 2009 by ylooshi

Image by topicagnostic via Flickr If you’re an atheist and not on Twitter, where have you been!? The atheosphere is alive and well there, thriving in a see of @Tweets, RTs, and #tags (like #atheist, #atheism) which are handy ways … Continue reading →

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A few minor updates

Posted on April 10, 2009 by ylooshi

I’ve added a couple of links to the menu bar at the top: Godless Resources and Godless Bibliography. The first is still a work in progress right now, but it links to a page of links to many of the … Continue reading →

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Hitchens in Nantucket

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Ylooshi

Here’s short video of Christopher Hitchens being interviewed for the Morning, Noon, and Night Show. In the video he discusses the much-cited opinion polls that put atheists as the most distrusted group in the nation. I think I tend to … Continue reading →

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