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Old 12-16-2011, 10:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Christopher Hitchens Dead

Genius, flawed by genius. Such a pity to see an iconoclast dead at the top of his game.
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Old 12-16-2011, 10:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Genius, flawed by genius. Such a pity to see an iconoclast dead at the top of his game.
He is safely in Heaven rubbing shoulders with Houdini
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Old 12-20-2011, 02:48 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Genius, flawed by genius. Such a pity to see an iconoclast dead at the top of his game.
The man was a fool. Generally those who deny the existence of a God fall into this category.
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Old 12-20-2011, 01:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The man was a fool. Generally those who deny the existence of a God fall into this category.
what about when Jesus on the cross cried out ""Father why has thou forsaken me"" - it was JC who sounded like the fool!
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what about when Jesus on the cross cried out ""Father why has thou forsaken me"" - it was JC who sounded like the fool!
Perhaps we should nail you to a cross and see what you have to say?
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Old 12-21-2011, 11:21 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Perhaps we should nail you to a cross and see what you have to say?
Jesus could not save himself - not a very good reference
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OK OK ladies. Let us not forget that Hitchens' death has been treated everywhere as a net negative.
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