It is being said that afterevent polling suggests that mr. George galloway versus christopher hitchens on the iraq war for the record. For the first time ever, this exclusive debate, which played out to a soldout audience, is now available in print, along with candid interviews with hitchens and blair. Last friday there was a debate in toronto between tony blair and christopher hitchens. Tony blair and christopher hitchens to face off over religion. The arena where this pivotal realignment took place was the king middle school auditorium in berkeley, where farleft progressive journalist chris hedges formally debated iconoclastic neocon pundit christopher hitchens. Religion is a force for good in the world the munk. Tony blair and christopher hitchens debate religion. I dont endorse all of galloways remarks, nor do i oppose all of hitchenss. Christopher hitchens and tony blair debate pryupism. In this riveting confrontation, hitchens and blair square off on the contentious questions that continue to dog the topic of religion in our.
Toronto ap former british prime minister tony blair says his religious beliefs did not play a role in his decision to support the u. Tony blair and christopher hitchens take part in a munk debate on the topic of religion. Blair to do god in debate with hitchens the independent. First debated in 2010 and now available in print form for the first time, the book includes candid interviews post debate interviews with hitchens and blair. Nov 28, 2010 here is the transcript of the debate between tony blair and christopher hitchens on the motion, be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world. This week we are airing a special edition of the munk debates. On the whole, i was hoping for something more indepth but the debate was in keeping with the resolution. The christopher hitchens tony blair debate about religion overshadowed by the iraq war. Thank you very much to the munk family, great philanthropists for making this possible. Dec 08, 2015 in religion tags tony blair, transcript, charity, munk debate, christopher hitchens, religion.
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Christopher hitchens defeats tony blair in debate over. Despite his recent diagnosis with oesophageal cancer, christopher hitchens who i interviewed earlier this year has continued to debate religious figures, most recently tariq ramadan, across the united states. Former british prime minister tony blair and hitchens at the munk debate on religion, toronto, november 2010. Two panelists argue for a debate style motion and two against. Former british prime minister tony blair and british writer christopher hitchens. He said it was futile to try to drive religion out and it was more important to. Debating god with christopher hitchens and tony blair cbc news. Blair is a rigorous and electrifying intellectual sparring match on the oldest question. An ipsos reid online poll released today said 52 per cent of 18,192 global respondents say deeply held religious beliefs promote intolerance and division in the world. On november 26, 2010, intellectual juggernaut and staunch atheist christopher hitchens went headtohead with former british prime minister tony blair, one of the western worlds most openly devout political leaders, on the highly charged topic of religion. Tony blair told an audience member at a debate yesterday that his religious beliefs did. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Tony blair and christopher hitchens debate religion bbc news. Be it resolved religion is a force for good in the. Short opening statements, followed by a civil and substantive moderated discussion, ending with short closing statements. Yet tony blair has agreed to share a platform with the britishborn journalist, christopher hitchens, to argue over whether religion is a good thing generally, or not. The debate extended the hardline he adopted in his 2007 bestseller god is not great, that. I hope hitchens doesnt fall into a common problem he has, which is the problem of being such an arrogant prick, no matter how right he may be, that even a fellow atheist like myself cringes. Tony blair debates religion with christopher hitchens in. Here is the transcript of the debate between tony blair and christopher hitchens on the motion, be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world. Former british prime minister tony blair and author christopher hitchens debated the resolution. Media caption tony blair and christopher hitchens debated the idea religion is a force for good in the world. This exclusive debate, which played out to a soldout audience, is now available in print form, along with candid interviews with hitchens and blair. You may need to set aside the rest of your saturday to get through this, but here in full is the transcript of the longanticipated munk debate between christopher hitchens and former prime minister tony blair. Former prime minister tony blair and the late christopher hitchens an. Christopher hitchens vs tony blair debate is religion a force.
November 26, 2010, roy thomson hall, toronto, ontario, canada introductions by peter munk and moderator rudyard griffiths hitchens. Tony blair defends the role of religion in global affairs, in a televised debate in canada with atheist columnist christopher hitchens. Tony blair debates christopher hitchens on religion bbc news. Nov 28, 2010 for a debate about religion and its influence on world politics and humankind you could do no better than tony blair and christopher hitchens.
The christopher hitchenstony blair debate about religion overshadowed by the iraq war. Blair vs hitchens full transcript munk debate, religion richardwkc says. And no prizes for guessing who was putting the case for each side. Blair spoke friday night during a debate with writer christopher hitchens about whether religion is a force for good in the world. Christopher hitchens won in the end with a huge gap of 36%, gaining more than twothirds of the overall vote. One powerfully charged debate on a subject set to ignite furious discussion. Christopher hitchens and tony blair debate youtube. In his 2010 religion debate with tony blair, roughly a year before his untimely death, christopher hitchens decided to address what he said was most twisted and immoral in the faith mentality, its essential fanaticism, its consideration of the human being as a raw material, and its fantasy of purity.
Some of my comments on the socalled debate of the decade. First debated in 2010 and now available in print form for the first time, the book includes candid interviews postdebate interviews with hitchens and blair. Blair is a rigorous and electrifying intellectual sparring match. Be it resolved religion is a force for good in the world the munk debates christopher hitchens, tony blair, rudyard griffiths on. Nov 27, 2010 tony blair defends the role of religion in global affairs, in a televised debate in canada with atheist columnist christopher hitchens. Hitchens vs blair christopher hitchens and tony blair. Former british prime minister tony blair and hitchens at the munk debate on religion, toronto, november 2010 former british prime minister tony blair said, christopher hitchens was a complete oneoff, an amazing mixture of writer, journalist, polemicist, a unique character. Two titans of the religious spectrum famed atheist christopher hitchens and esteemed catholic apologetic dinesh dsouza clash in public debate at the university of notre dame. Blair is an electrifying intellectual sparring match on the oldest question. Tony blair and christopher hitchens debate religion former uk prime minister tony blair and christopher hitchens debate is religion a force for good in the world.
Nov 27, 2010 blair spoke friday night during a debate with writer christopher hitchens about whether religion is a force for good in the world. Hitchens defeats blair in canadian religion debate the independent. Blair and hitchens will debate in front of a soldout crowd of 2,600 people and thousands more around the world who will watch online. Preliminary poll results show hitchens winner of religion debate with tony blair open this photo in gallery.
The hall was packed, and tickets had been selling at inflated prices. Nov 27, 2010 you may need to set aside the rest of your saturday to get through this, but here in full is the transcript of the longanticipated munk debate between christopher hitchens and former prime minister tony blair. Nov 27, 2010 media caption tony blair and christopher hitchens debated the idea religion is a force for good in the world. The full debate between christopher hitchens whom i interviewed iin summer this year and tony blair is now available to watch online. Christopher hitchens 10 tony blair this article is more than 9 years old staunch atheist wins over audience in debate with catholic convert over whether religion is a force for good in the world. Blair vs hitchens full transcript munk debate, religion. Blair never quite seems prepared for any screen time he has, but that is just my impression. He was fearless in the pursuit of truth and any cause in which he. Blair, who recently converted to catholicism, uses his oratory skills to passionately argue that religion motivates a great deal of good in the modern world, and that a world. Religious belief in the modern world with christopher hitchens and alister mcgrath duration. Former british prime minister tony blair said, christopher hitchens was a complete oneoff, an amazing mixture of writer, journalist, polemicist, a unique character. For a debate about religion and its influence on world politics and humankind you could do no better than tony blair and christopher hitchens. Be it resolved religion is a force for good in the world.
Christopher hitchens was a world renowned and oftcontroversial philosopher, journalist, novelist and debater that spent the majority of his life involved in debates with those whose views he disagreed with, providing lectures and appearing on talk shows regularly throughout his professional career. Christopher hitchens versus tony blair on whether religion is a force for good. The form of the proposition was unfortunate, since it led blair to emphasize the good works that people inspired by. Videos of the debate and photos from the event can be found below. I admire this debate first for the rhetorical skill and knowledge it exacted from the interlocutors, and second because it brings to light many nuanced issues. Hitchens vs blair by christopher hitchens overdrive. Oct 12, 2010 despite his recent diagnosis with oesophageal cancer, christopher hitchens who i interviewed earlier this year has continued to debate religious figures, most recently tariq ramadan, across the united states. Debating god with christopher hitchens and tony blair. I dont have time to see this right now, but i will tomorrow. Former prime minister tony blair has defended the role of religion in global affairs. Christopher hitchens vs tony blair debate is religion a.
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Be it resolved religion is a force for good in the world the munk debates book 1 kindle edition by blair, tony, hitchens, christopher, rudyard griffiths. The official resolution, be it resolved, religion is a force of good for the world. Preliminary poll results show hitchens winner of religion. In a vote after the debate, 68 per cent of the audience sided with hitchens and 32 per cent with blair.