Posted on 04/02/2011 7:04:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
We are told in Proverbs not to cast our pearls before swine.
I am not sure this is such a case but I tend to think it is.
Isn't that ironic.
I wasn't aware of this until now but will pray for him. What a testimony he would have!
Poor guy.
Mans religion causes problems, Gods does not.
Boy this lost soul needs our prayers.
There isn’t any thing “swinish” about praying for the soul of another man. The Holy Spirit keeps working on him.
why are you now posting an article from last september 7?
Me thinks he doth protest too much.
God is most glorified in saving the worst of sinners.
I’m not saying Christopher Hitchens is the worst of sinners, but he would like us to think so.
The sad thing is that he apparently doesn’t understand the difference between religion and a personal relationship with God.
I used to think him to be quite a handsome young man. But then, I’m no beauty queen myself these days.
“Hitchens’ “entity” remarks to be a subtle reference to the late Professor Antony Flew, who became a deist six years ago after championing atheism for most of his life.”
Deist - well, isn’t that special. Not. Deism is agnosticism lite.
I can’t help but feel sorry for people like Hitchens who have no hope (even if he doesn’t view it that way). I’ve often heard Hell described as the total absence of God. So CH’s been living his life in Hell already, for a long time.
Why do such supposedly “enlightened, intellectual” people rail so vehemently against even the possibility of a Higher Power???
Hey. At least this guy is consistent to the end. If the mans last wishes are no prayers, I see no reason why I would disregard them. I always thought him a thoughtful man, even if I disagreed on points. I hope him all the best.
This guy is defiant and principled to the very end. Respect. Look, he doesn;t want your/our prayers, so be it. At least he didn’t change his tune like some liberal.
His brother is a faithful Christian, who, I’m sure, is praying hard for Christopher.
Hitchens and many of the people he argues with think of religion as something very specific, backed up literally by some holy book. But religion in the most general sense is a lot more fuzzy and squishy than that.
There is no reason for Hitchens to believe in an actual heaven and/or hell to be a Christian religious person. All of you who think otherwise, just continue with your viewpoint, in peace.
Pride and vanity. Hitchens has always been too brilliant for his own good. It’s a shame, he could have been a great force for good. He’s one of the great writers of our time.
I will miss him. But I’ll respect his wishes and reserve my prayers for the innocent. He’ll have his answers soon enough.
So he gets all these Christians praying for his recovery...does he still believe that religion causes most of the problems in the world?
That’s not exactly a logical conclusion.
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