Christopher Hitchens was a great and wise man, and even though he is no longer with us, I really find tremendous comfort in knowing that I am amongst so many of my fellow fans of his.
When I was a young boy, Billy Graham had a religious advice column. He gave a woman a piece of advice that I will Never forgive him for. It was from a woman whose husband regularly beat her. He had been beating her for decades, and she was at the end of her rope. She said that she didn't know how she could go on living, that she had lost hope of her husband being less violent towards her, and that she had prayed for years without any help from God. She asked Billy Graham what she should do. Did Billy Graham tell her to go to the police? Did he suggest she go to a woman's shelter? No. He told her that she should endure, and continue to pray for her husband, as a supportive Christian wife should. That was his advice to this poor Christian who made the mistake of writing to him. I always wished that I could have somehow written to her and told her not to listen to this idiot's advice, and to escape immediately. I'm sure she continued to make a fine punching bag for her husband, until she died of abuse or until he died, forever unpunished. Without God ever intervening to help her. Or Billy Graham convincing her to escape her lifelong hell. That is how Billy Graham deserves to be remembered. With utter contempt at his inhuman hypocrisy.
Is this really true? How long ago did this happen? Also is it possible that given the prevailing social & legal precedents at the time it happened, that divorce or separations were looked upon as an option worse than enduring physical abuse in the hope of reformation of the abusive partner rather than a permanent break up of the family? A virtue of suffering over the vice of family destruction? Also can you really fault a man for not providing the advice of the current modern times rather than the prevailing advice of that time, if that were so then?
This man was an intellectual, tactical nuke against all forms of bullshit. The fact that he is not here in this country's ultimate time of need is the biggest injustice ever. RIP Christopher.
@@paulmasgalajian8102 The belief system at center makes all the difference. There would likely be parallels but the intent of these potential leaders are worlds apart.
Hitchens was a dream. To me his most favourite quote of all time was when he spoke of the late (better late than never) Jerry Falwell ... 'he is so full of shit that if you gave him an enema he could be buried in a matchbox'.
i discovered billy graham by accident a week ago, in a youtube video. i watched him screaming nonsense to a scaringly enormous crowd and after a couple of minutes my immediate impression was that he was obviously a fraud trying to take controll of the masses. it looked extremely similar to public speeches given by hitler, where he was trying to persuade people to join his cause. i can't believe how much influence he has had on several us presidents. what a disgusting man
Billy Graham was a loving and humble man who deserves our respect for preaching the love of the Lord and getting people into Heaven to enjoy the love and joy of Jesus. What a loving man. God bless him.
I think Graham was a good and well intentioned human being, he sure had his mistakes and he was the first to admit them, I think Mr Hitchens is wrong here, personal opinion
The scourge of organized religion in America would disappear rather quickly if their tax free status was removed. The Catholic Church for instance is the biggest real estate business in the world. And television evangelists are such a scam it's laughable
@Jazzkeyboardist1 There is a difference between giving to charity and giving to the church. The majority of churches don't open their books and when you look at these 'palaces' it is very evident that very little would go to their charities. What they would be giving to charity, they do it out of self-interest when they proselytize to the vulnerable. Look at Africa. I bet you give 100 dollars everytime when your local priest tells you to blow him. Good luck.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 I'm not going to pretend I understand the legal intricacies you laid out there but the mathematics look good.. Makes sense I agree with you.. 👍
Wow. I never knew this about Billy Graham. But now that I hear it, it makes complete sense. No different from the religious leaders of today and yester-years.
As Hitch said, nobody knows any more than you do, how could they ? But they set themselves up as the font of knowledge and make a fortune peddling this infantile, moronic, mumbo jumbo, drivel.
Years ago Billy Graham came to Glasgow, one journalist here ,Jack House called him out for his hypocrisy, a false prophet praying on the indoctrinated , complete bizarre nonsense..
@@RobertStambaugh-l5ryou’re free to believe whatever you want. But if you have an IQ higher than 50 you must surely question all the inconsistencies and the all round stupidity of the religions claims. Your god is responsible for all the pain and suffering In the world , famine , sexual abuse , bone cancer in children … but he loves you ? 😂
I always go in to watching a Hitch video thinking, "Oh yeah he can be somewhat critical" but then HE IS STONE COLD F*CKING SAVAGE while somehow remaining the most erudite and eloquent speaker in the room. You are missed dearly sir.
He brings a scalpel to a street fight and leaves arguments in pieces. It seems like it just came natural...but i wonder if he worked and taughr and improves himself on that. I want to be able to speak like him. If it can be learned, theres hope. If its natural....dammit. im out of luck
@@jpapan1 You know, the best result of extensive self-discipline, excruciatingly hard work, and rigorous study is to make your skill look like it's effortless and natural. I suspect that Hitchens became Hitchens only after thoroughly busting his ass and then continually working toward his best self.
@@jpapan1 That's a born skill imo. Maybe you could aquire 10-15% through training...? Who knows, maybe genetics call the shots. The guy who sold me that Cadillac that died 30 days later of head gaskets many years ago was a "Hitch". Dangerous talent in the wrong hands.
@@jpapan1 It's natural talent, no doubt. He was obviously a very well read, and travelled man, which his social standing allowed. His brother is still a very vocal commentator in the UK.
@@jimmorrison2657 But there are small timers too. Getting their mail order or online theology degrees ,setting up a Church in lower echelon strip malls , and getting all the tax advantages .
Priests probably do belive in a day of judgemental, but what makes them human has a number of then betray their teachings and their congregation.- the people who have implicit trust in them by preying on the most vulnerable of them. The monastic life they have chosen to live has costs that are difficult to bare. Some of them can no longer live a chaste life so the have a secret dalliance with a female parishioner or hook up with a Nun, leave the church to marry.
@@johnbrowne3950 Prove there's one for him to burn in. Christianity is born out of white supremacy, and smart, sane people know that. Constantine held up the sign of the cross and proclaimed, "with this sign, we conquer"! I don't have to wonder who the "we" are.
@@jamesorsby7553 Christianity was born out of Jews. Jesus and his 12 apostles were Jews. Hardly white supremacists. lol. Constantine combined ancient pagan beliefs, symbols and traditions with the Catholic Church thus forming the Roman Catholic Church which isn't true Christianity.
The difference between him and Billy Graham (to pick one of many) is that he'd looked at himself and had recognised an irrational prejudice. Maybe every Yorkshireman he'd met had been like Geoffrey Boycott or Jimmy Savile.
Billy Graham just died. While I'm sympathetic with his family for their loss, I'm relieved that this propagandistic and bombastic religionist can no longer spread the poison. The world will indeed be a better place.
You are sympathetic with his family? You seem to be a nice person, but don't feel too sorry his family. I am sure they were happy with the luxury they lived in, funded by their patriarch's evil activities.
When the priest says " Let us pray." It is beautiful in meaning let us worship and thank God in unison. To be deprived of that emotion is sad. Having said that. I think the comment " let us PREY." is funny and original. I pray Mr. Hearn that you will one day come to know God. Maybe not Religious leaders who are not all honest but God who believe it or not loves you regardless of your feelings toward him.
@Tellestus 0 You ever think about the fact people believe in aliens even though there is no proof. Yet the same people are atheist even though proof of God is everywhere. Yes In the eyes of God I am special, and so are you.
If "Aliens" exist, they are "believed" to exist, in the Natural World/Universe/Galaxy. If a "God" exists, is is "believed" to exist, in a Supernatural Realm (whatever that is) and/or in one's own imagination. Either way; it is a Bullshit comparison
A marvelous moment every time. Thank you Mr.Hitchens. I only discovered Hitchens at the end of his last years. Which we could have had 10 more years of Hitch :)
You know... ONLY an ASSHOLE STEALS someone else's quote, posts it and doesn't have the common fucking decency to give credit to the person who said it.
Batteristo ..... Jesus is Satan the devil... it's not God that ask for your money, it's the devil worshipping preacher, cause that's how he gets his money an power.
@@volgawolfhounds741 relax man. He never claimed it was his quote. Even putting it in brackets to show it was a quotstion. Get the stick out of your arse and realise youre overeacting.
Great mind. Great thinker. One of the worlds great intellectuals. Charismatic, witty and charming. Honest, with integrity and brave. Long live the king... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS (RIP)
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
@@petewoodroffemusic Nope. Not concerned at all with that unknowable God stuff. Just someone wandering by with a functioning Bullshit meter. That Hitchens fella pegged the needle so I had to say something.
The thing I find so magnetic about Hitch is that he never hesitates when asked a question. He just knows himself and his beliefs perfectly. I hope I can achieve that one day, to be completely sure about yourself and your opinions and not give a shit about what other people think.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 youre here again? What a pathetic passtime you have for yourself, theist. Gotta resort to irrelevant personal attacks on Christopher rather than bring anything of substance to the table
The Bibliognost I hope I can say that about myself. I actually think if your searching for honest people you'll be much better of by starting with non-religious people in general.
Most of your statements have no basis in reality. "True morality cannot even be defined in an atheistic universe, much less be realistically established." How on earth did you come to that conclusion? You chose to ignore noble philosophies such as Taoism and Buddhism, both, in their purest form, declare their non belief in a deity. Also the humanistic philosophies of Western culture, practiced by highly moral individuals are based on purely secular principles. Trouble is that, brought up marinated in a religious atmosphere produces individuals with a reflexive certainty of - no god equals no moral compass. From a rational philosophical viewpoint, this type of biased thinking has no grounding in either truth or reality.
I would have thought, given your obvious intellect, you would know that ALL opinions are subjective; even yours. The declaration of the existence of any deity, be it Christian or a-another is an arbitrary one and is the device of humans. Man has brought about the idea of a fundamental authority (god,) for a variety of reasons and expediencies. This objective, infallible authority is the (subjective) dream of man. You should know that the existence of a deity cannot be proven either way, yet you speak as though you possess some esoteric knowledge, hidden from others, that allows you to declare this certainty. Many before you have granted themselves this authority and for reasons far more sinister. Given your upbringing, I accept your conversion to your faith was not what I declared it to be and for that I apologise. If a man's faith in a deity brings him/her joy, then believe away. After all, you may be right...
"Harbours that stuff in private, and then goes out and rakes in the cash for preaching brotherhood and compassion... It's enough to make you sick" Love that line - gave me goosebumps. Hard for me to argue.
@david bias I like the name! We dont know what bias's Hitchens allowed to distort the data that I saw on the evening news questing a nuclear materials program in Iraq. But there was something that caused a generally sound mind to go to s%$t!
Mark Twain got his chance to meet GOD. I wonder what Samuel Clemens thinks now
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@Jazzkeyboardist1 No-one agrees with someone's views 100%, unless it's a preacher..I greatly admire Hitchens, not necessarily his lifestyle choices or views on the Iraq war though. Yet his sarcasm and wit used to dismantle idiotic beliefs is legendary. Fuck all in this world is black and white
A man whose towering intellect was well matched by his courage throughout his life. December the 15th 2011 - the day the world became a much dumber place. How we need him now. Irreplaceable.
No we don't. We need a higher wisdom. Through the fall mankind got twisted, selfish, alienated, hostile to God, sickness entered, death entered, all kinds of strange philosphies were made up, truth about God and who we are in Him got perverted. But then.... God stooped down in Christ to heal, restore, bring humanity back to origibal created value by His own blood, Spirit because of love. "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom]. And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Since i came to this knowledge i have experienced thousands of healing miracles. Yay! www.anewcreationinchrist.nl/english
@@ToninoterRessort If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters-yes, even their own life-such a person cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26 "Do not think that I came to bring peace, for I come with a sword" Jesus
It is easy to get lost in Hitchens. Incredibly smart, witty and passionate about his work. Thankfully for us, he was on the right side of the fence. RIP Hitch
TyphoidBryan The right side of the fence? Calling Billy Graham a self-conscious fool, a disgusting evil man, and nothing more than a business man who rakes in the cash and who gave phony appearances, was the height of irresponsibility and unsubstantiated horse manure by Hitchens. Hitchens didn't know Billy Graham anymore than I knew Genghis Khan. And the story of James Templeton confronting Billy Graham, and Graham asserting that it was too late to go back now, is nothing more than an outright lie. And how has BG tried to profit from his faith? He is paid a salary. He doesn't amass vulgar wealth like Benny Hinn, Bob Tilton, Creflo Dollar, Paula White, Kenneth Copeland, who are among a long list of frauds and shysters. I do agree that Scienology is a racket, but not Christianity. Are there those who profit off of Christianity? Certainly. But putting Billy Graham in that category is reckless, irresponsible, and downright dishonest. And lastly, i don't just randomly believe in Christ's birth, death, and resurrection. I believe the Bible and other historical writings. And most importantly, I've been enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Sadly, HItchens was miserable, lost fool who held on to his nonsense until he died. He was the real hypocrite. He certainly profitted on his religion: atheism. And lastly, I'd love to hear the "bigotry" articulated to Richard Nixon by Billy Graham. If it were so, BG would have already been ostricized to the point of ruining his ministry. This entire clip is nothing more than a pile of horse dung.
Don't sweat it man. He states it's irrational. He probably didn't dig Irish like me. Hell, all three of us would be speaking the English language in tongues not understood completely in a fine drunken argument. Carry on strong, Yorkshire Louise!
As we were in mozambique, we preached the Gospel as the restoration of man to the image of God for free, because of Gods love. We explained the fall of man and Gods resolution by His own atoning blood and transformation power and love of Holy Spirit. After asking who would want to become this new creation, 75% of the villagers stood on their feet. I just said: "Father, Holy Spirit, here are your children, keep them in your truth and make them like you". We had a general fire tunnel. All that went through it got touched by Holy Spirit, wobly on their feet. The day after we prayed for the sick. Children danced in front of us leading us to the homes where people lay sick. Some starving. All got healed. After the 9th healing we looked at eachother and said: this is what the first church was like, all got healed. A woman, later it turned out she was the wife of the head of the Village, was laying on a bed with red swollen legs. In pain. She could not walk. As i prayed for her wholeness, i looked away, looked at her legs again and was like: hey, those legs were red and swollen a second ago... How God does that... well He is God... and He is in us... Another woman had severe stomage issues. After the first "be whole, be healed" prayer, nothing happened. Someone said: "i think it is a 4th generational curse!". Well, that does not change the Gospel so we prayed again. The woman felt "something" leave her stomage and was instantly well. Etc, etc. After a week we stopped by on our way home. The son of the head of the Village. Leaped for joy and said that all we had prayed for had been healed and numereous people had had revelations from Holy Spirit. But, there was this one man he really wanted us to pray for. Antonio. He laid in a chickenshed on a broken bed. Just skin and bones. It turned out that in his teenage years he had been wandering of in to the mountains, screaming and yelling for years, returned home, laid down, never moved again, never spoke again. Total muscle loss. Total contraction. Unable to move. I crawled up to him, embraced him on his bed standing in his faeces. Loved on him, cried over him, spoke healing, completeness over him, said it was all over, that Jesus has come to make him whole again. In the mean time i said: Jesus am i doing ok? He answered: you're doing just fine. We washed him. Dressed him up. All on his bed. Then suddenly i heard Holy Spirit say: get him on his feet! So i took his hand and said: arise! And pulled him up on his feet. Wobly but standing, he made his first steps in 15 years. The whole village went banana's praising God. We gave some last instructions and drove home. God stooped down in Christ to give us back the divine life Adam let go of in the fall of man. What a resolve, what a God, what a love. Be encouraged. Continue in the faith. Holy Spirit guides in to truth and transforms all of us back to original created value: Christlikeness. Walking in unselfish divine power and love.
We need more Christopher Hitchenses in the world. The time for religion is OVER!! Let go of that iron leash and think for yourself. The universe is wonderful and a lot less painful without silly books of rules written by old men in caves.
You haven't looked at the evidence for the resurrection, have you? That's all you need to prove that Christianity is true, and it means that there is a God up there who loves you and died for you, He wants you in Heaven with Him to enjoy a relationship with Him for eternity.
@@Nameless-pt6oj every culture in existence has had a savior myth. Godspeed if religion makes you happy but keep it out of schools, government, and our business.
@@csrb338 Perhaps he’s generally unskilled with words and rhetoric while also failing to avoid trite metaphors. Probably should keep his stupid mouth shut. Fawning over Hitchens just means it sounds smart to him already although he really has no idea himself.
@@patbrennan6572 No chance of that. They are all deluded. Its purely environmental. Take them out of their Christian upbringing and surroundings and the only thing they would believe in, is money, like the rest of us.
hugh jorgan You're stupid if you buy into all of Hitchen's unsubstantiated nonsense. He was the biggest hypocrite because he too profitted his entire life off of atheism, which was his religion. Hitchens was a joke.
HJ Rhoades Thanks for your opinion. But aside from how illogical it is to suggest atheism is a religion, I'm a bit confused by your comment. So... in the spirit of Mr. Hitchens (who only debated any topic at the highest level of Graham's Hierarchy)... I'll reply to your insults, ad hominem and weak counterargument thusly: Please provide specific examples of his "unsubstantiated nonsense"?
+HJ Rhoades Firstly, I see you've made numerous comments for this vid and directly replied to many different posts..including mine. Secondly, answering a question with a question is odd. In a youtube sense, it implies a troll. Thus, I suggest in the future, you provide some sort of insight or response before asking a question... That said...in the context of this video, Hitchen's books, current societal issues, etc...my personal definition of religion is any belief that implies anything without scientific evidence. And for all that we don't know (i.e. what/where the universe is expanding into!?), attributing those questions to the supernatural is highly illogical. All religions believe in some supernatural, unproven force that has defied the laws of physics, geology, biology, etc. Unfortunately, many of our species also believe the words written in certain books or scripts (i.e bible, quran) in a literal sense...or, they take the words of preachers, priests, muslim imams, scientology or mormon temple cultists,, etc as some kind of "truth". My further concern with religion of all kind is that it is an insult to rational thinking and intelligence. Worse, some religions (especially Islam) make special claims to their followers....they say they're the One and Final religion. Needless to say, this nonsense is a danger to the world. (as Hitchens stated...over and over and over.. So, now please answer my question and please provide specific examples of this "unsubstantiated nonsense" from Hitchens you refer to..thanks.
Hitchens has claim that religion has caused more deaths than anything else in history, which is absolutely bogus. First of all, there is no data to support such a claim. I wouldn't blame WW1 and WW2 on religion, Secondly, the garbage he's claiming about Billy Graham is second hand and greatly exaggerated. HItchens all but said Billy Graham is a crook and shyster making money off of religion. If Hitchens would have done some hard research instead just spouting off of the top of his head, he would have found that BG was paid a salary by his crusade foundation. And if BG had made half the claims attributed to him by Hitchens, he would branded an outcast and a heretic, which neither have been the case.
How exactly is Franklin evil? By preaching that God loves us all? And don't say that he's homophobic, he preaches that we are to love thy neighbor and that everyone is equal in the image of God.
@@Nameless-pt6oj prove God exists. Scripture is not evidence. Provide evidence to verify your claim. And by the way, Billy and Franklin Graham were and are hateful evil men
He did mention her at the start regarding her "loss" of faith that when she was very ill herself instead of going and suffering in her house of the dying to be closer to God she hypocriticaly flew to America to get the best treatment. Poisonous little dwarf
In old English money a ten bob note was 10 shillings, worth a lot! So the expression bent as a nine bob note,indicates corruption, lying , deceitful ,not kosher. Hope this helps.
His hand movements show exactly the colour and brightness of his thinking as he speaks. He puts his finger to his lips when he knows what he's saying is contentious or might upset someone, he positions and submits phrases with his hands as he says the words. In summary: clearly a thoughtful, brave and gentle man.
Christopher Hitchens was one of the greatest men of our time, we where lucky enough to have seen him live. We need a Hitch revival by his fans. So many people just don't know about him, share with your friends, family get him in the news again, make him the hero he is. Next a Hollywood movie. The Irony of Resurrection after death wouldn't be lost on Hitch. He was a great like Nietzsche that we had the honor of witnessing.
Yes, he was one of the great thinkers of our times, and will get due credence by the millions who have been amazed at this mind. His legacy i am sure, will flourish.
I am tempted to start with suggesting it is ironic that Hitchens' childhood began with strict comprehensive bible study as part of his regular academic exercises. However, it stands to reason that in order for someone to be as effective as Hitchens was, being knowledgeable of the detail of religions was key. Consider his incredible memory of this repository of biblical articles, and historical database of religious events, and his life experiences of seeing so many things personally. The culmination of these contributing experiences, studies, and observations produced one ultimate result: it gave him credibility. Add to this ability to call upon any one of these pieces of evidence in mid conversation, the dry wit and sarcasm that only a Brit can deliver, and you have a debater that cuts to the heart of the issue every time. The most common mistake that most opponents made with Hitchens is that they forget he is arguing to undermine ALL religion.
What is the absolute truth causality (Cause and Effect circle) of your (valid) Human Nature pattern? (Ultimately) People don't intend to do wrong to others because even when they do, they are only pursuing their desire for Happiness at whatever cost they understand as fitting (Passion fueled by purpose in choice.). Selflessly, Ps. In addition to the misconceptions of truth as opinions/ preferences/ subjective, kindly note: Simple logic says no that time cannot exist without space. Space as an infinite state of being is the perfect essence of actuality (matter/Hope). Time as a state of being is the essence of potentiality (humans/Love). Space (independent constant variable) is the cause of time (dependent constant variable) and they cannot exist without each other. Time is a dependent constant variable because it is in continual motion as a circle and never begins or ends. The following provides support of the empirically logical absolute truth Human Nature pattern as 'Eternal Optimism... Philosophy is the subject that precedes Science, Math and any other educational subject area (incl. religious studies). (Facebook was designed to network with people you would never meet with such frequent possibility.) facebook.com/notes/eternal-optimism/which-came-first/10152395243605720/
"I think that anti-Jewish prejudice is an unfailing sign of a sick and disordered person... there are some kinds of prejudice. I don't particularly like people from Yorkshire" made me laugh out loud. I miss Hitch for his incredible knowledge and wicked sense of humor.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
Listening to this, I realise how much I miss Hitch, and how much we need him now in this crazy fucked up planet. A massive intellectual, and an extremely strong voice of reason, completely unafraid of the "PC" brigade. Don't "RIP" Hitch, as most would say ! Keep reminding us through your videos, interviews, books, publications, audio books, and most of all, through public figures who wholly recognise your contribution to a secular, fair and humanistic world.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
As we were in mozambique, we preached the Gospel as the restoration of man to the image of God for free, because of Gods love. We explained the fall of man and Gods resolution by His own atoning blood and transformation power and love of Holy Spirit. After asking who would want to become this new creation, 75% of the villagers stood on their feet. I just said: "Father, Holy Spirit, here are your children, keep them in your truth and make them like you". We had a general fire tunnel. All that went through it got touched by Holy Spirit, wobly on their feet. The day after we prayed for the sick. Children danced in front of us leading us to the homes where people lay sick. Some starving. All got healed. After the 9th healing we looked at eachother and said: this is what the first church was like, all got healed. A woman, later it turned out she was the wife of the head of the Village, was laying on a bed with red swollen legs. In pain. She could not walk. As i prayed for her wholeness, i looked away, looked at her legs again and was like: hey, those legs were red and swollen a second ago... How God does that... well He is God... and He is in us... Another woman had severe stomage issues. After the first "be whole, be healed" prayer, nothing happened. Someone said: "i think it is a 4th generational curse!". Well, that does not change the Gospel so we prayed again. The woman felt "something" leave her stomage and was instantly well. Etc, etc. After a week we stopped by on our way home. The son of the head of the Village. Leaped for joy and said that all we had prayed for had been healed and numereous people had had revelations from Holy Spirit. But, there was this one man he really wanted us to pray for. Antonio. He laid in a chickenshed on a broken bed. Just skin and bones. It turned out that in his teenage years he had been wandering of in to the mountains, screaming and yelling for years, returned home, laid down, never moved again, never spoke again. Total muscle loss. Total contraction. Unable to move. I crawled up to him, embraced him on his bed standing in his faeces. Loved on him, cried over him, spoke healing, completeness over him, said it was all over, that Jesus has come to make him whole again. In the mean time i said: Jesus am i doing ok? He answered: you're doing just fine. We washed him. Dressed him up. All on his bed. Then suddenly i heard Holy Spirit say: get him on his feet! So i took his hand and said: arise! And pulled him up on his feet. Wobly but standing, he made his first steps in 15 years. The whole village went banana's praising God. We gave some last instructions and drove home. God stooped down in Christ to give us back the divine life Adam let go of in the fall of man. What a resolve, what a God, what a love. Be encouraged. Continue in the faith. Holy Spirit guides in to truth and transforms all of us back to original created value: Christlikeness. Walking in unselfish divine power and love.
Truth never dies. Years after losing this gem, his truth keeps marching on, glory glory hallelujah !!! "Truth is like a lion, you don't have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself".
Our civilisation will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest. Miss you Hitch, thank you dearly, your voice will resonate through history until the end of human extinction.
How could anyone forget Billy Graham ! Was he not that pastor who had air conditioners fitted in his dogs' kernels to keep the dogs cool in the summer heat while a great number of his followers couldn't afford the same to keep their homes and their families cool in the sweltering heat of summer ?? How could I ever forget that !!
Devastating insight and clarity of thought. The mind of a true intellectual. His ability to take situations accepted without thought and force one to face the reality of what's going on was really quite uncanny.
eddiewinehosen Yes! I agree. I have learned so much from his writings. It is amazing how open minded I have become once I left religion. I can't believe I was so naive.
Johann Kruger I heard his return is imminent. Have you sold off everything yet, it’s one of his unambiguous commandments, he told you to do so, repeatedly.
He mentioned the Canadian evangelist "James" Templeton. He was speaking of Charles Templeton, a Canadian evangelist who came out as an agnostic in 1957. He wrote several books on his turning away from belief in God, such as Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith. I think he is one of the reasons that evangelical Christianity has never taken off in Canada the way it did in the States.
Thank you Hitchens for continuing to support secular morality, and fight the cruelty of all religions even after your passing. You’ve done more good than you know... my only regret is discovering you so late in life. All my best to everyone!
@@jamesleighdavis138 You said “religion doesn’t solve the problem either.” That “either”troubles me. It means that whatever you have to offer is not worth anything, but you condemn others for having worthless beliefs? I’m sorry, but what malarkey!
@@ullgeologist secular moral systems have been and continue to be superior to any put forth by religion. Read Sam Harris The Moral Landscape. Too much to unpack here.. Religion says things are good or bad based on someone’s interpretation of what they think their god says. Secular morals are based on a rational analysis of an individuals actions and their effect on the person/persons and greater society. Religion has only worsened and slowed societal progress. You can say we’ve gotten to where we are now not because of religion, but in spite of it. You may say secular morals are subjective. They are… And so is your religion… Which god? Which religion ? How do you know what it wants? How do you make changes if something isn’t working towards the benefit of humanity? The fact is you can’t with religion. You have to blindly follow scripture without pause or questioning because your book or god says so. I can think of no worse foundation for building a better world.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
OK, then back that up.. Hitch believed we got the universe naturally on its own. Show evidence that it is possible or just admit you Brits are gullible as hell. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally at some point yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.
@ Jan Woodward The Theocrats are making their aggressive tax exempt push in the USA . Ken Ham , Mike Pence , the states of Alabama and Missouri . Google the late Frank Zappa's comments on this stuff from way back.
@Bob Rabbins As I have said on other posts , if people like Kent Hovind and Jim Bakker,(who is at it again) actually believed in the kick ass god Yahweh and even his Son who many times lectured and condemned this kind of earthly materialistic behavior the religious big timers engage in , then they wouldn't do what they do.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
@@Nameless-pt6oj You make some points. He WAS a friend to many a politician and was instrumental in having the term "In God We Trust" added to paper money in 1957. Is this GOOD? I think not. "His Normal Salary, Humble House" Can you possibly be serious? A 200 acre mountaintop compound in Montreat is a humble home? I think not.
At least he was not duped to believe the toxic crud that fills your holy books. You believers have been tricked by men in dresses and silly hats to believe in the silliest shit ever written. Virgin birth, talking snakes, resurrection, god, global flood - is there anything you idiots question? You believers are a disgrace to humanity.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
I remember Mama dragging me to Billy Graham's 'Revival', held in a big tent in a cow pasture in rural Norfolk, Virginia. The collection plate never stopped. It seemed to come down our row every 6-7 minutes. Then, with the advent of television, Billy told us to put our hands on the television screen and he would heal our ails and the address to mail your contribution is.....
Scientology is a nonsense lie made up for lost people to simply make money off them. Nobody in their right sane minds would pay fortune to be there, you'd be better off buying yourself a few self-help or psychology books. I'm not making anything out of it but just check all contributing authors to The Secret. I love those occasional hitchhikes with Hitch on youtube :) He could be very harsh and to the point, but was so on the money on many things.
Damn, I miss that guy. Most of the men I consider mentors I met in my 20s were in their 40s. I'm 61 and all of them have passed. But Hitch passed last, a few years after I got a laptop.
Why would he accuse Billy Graham of being one of those liars when there was a mountain of evidence from all his friends, family, US Presidents, politicians, people who have had their lives changed, his normal salary, humble house, his good deeds. It's a ridiculous statement honestly from Mr. Hitchens.
@@Nameless-pt6oj Mr. Hitchins was addressing Mr. Graham's, Anti Semitism, which is on record. I think Grahm thought of himself as a good man and was an actual believer in that crap, but he also believed that his decency came from christ and that the Jews killed Christ, which is a core tenant of Christianity Irrational hate,weather-based on faith politics,or bigotry, is evil.. Hitchins just pointed that out. It would be up to Grahm or his supporters, to explain and defend it.
I didn't think my admiration of Hitchens could be any greater. Yet hearing him say he knows "a lot of people to whom religion means everything or a very great deal", he's ratcheted up a notch in my esteem.
