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Blair v. Hitchens: who won?
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jmcgee
The answer to that may depend on whom you ask — though an informal poll afterward evidently found Hitchens to be more persuasive. The BBC was there and offers some highlights: It felt like the event of the season. Organisers said tickets were selling for inflated prices, and the 2,700 seat Roy Thomson Hall in…
Blair v. Hitchens: is religion a force for good?
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jmcgee
The Catholic and the atheist are about to square off in Canada in a debate that will address that very question: In advance of the debate, the two men sat down with The Globe and Mail to discuss their views. The surprises? Mr. Hitchens, who lives in Washington, D.C. has had a Christmas tree as…
Vatican spokesman: condom issue relates to heterosexuals, too — UPDATED
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jmcgee
The clarification has been clarified even further: The Pope’s landmark acknowledgement that the use of condoms is sometimes morally justifiable to stop Aids is valid not only for gay male prostitutes, but also for heterosexuals, according to the Vatican. The clarification, the latest step in what is already seen as a significant shift in the…
Dolan on the pope, prophylactics and preaching
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jmcgee
The American Church’s most prominent prelate has given his first extended news media interview since his election as President of the U.S. bishops: In an expansive interview in the front parlor of his residence on Madison Avenue — the only news interview he has granted since he spoke to a Catholic television station after last…
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