Christopher Hitchens

I really did not know who Hitchens was. I remember reading "Letters to a Christian Nation" by Sam Harris and was fascinated. That started a journey that led me to "God is Not Great" by Hitchens and it IS powerful indeed. To those that believe in God (in whatever way they do) what Hitchens writes will be disturbing and upsetting. Yet, I wonder - Why is it that those that do believe in the all mighty and the all powerful worry about an insignificant little man like Hitchens who is after all, expressing his "God given" talents? I find it incredibly difficult to understand as to why mortals often feel the need to defend the almighty against the assault by mortals. A fatwa against a writer who dared write a story that some found offensive? The response of the religious and the "God fearing" is often illogical and can at times be downright dangerous. To those that believe in God, read Hitchens and see what he has to say. Yes, he does rail against God and religion (ALL religions) - and does so by quoting religion and their spokesmen. It is one thing to say religion and God are personal and quite another to believe that one is endowed by their God to right things as the mortals see them.