Re: Hitchens Condemns Mother Teresa

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:57:02 -0500, J wrote:

>                   HITCHENS CONDEMNS MOTHER TERESA
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>                   November 2, 2009
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>                   On October 30, atheist Christopher Hitchens appeared on
> Dennis Miller's Internet radio show condemning Mother Teresa, yet again.
> Here is one of his choice statements: "The woman was a fanatic and a
> fundamentalist and a fraud, and millions of people are much worse off
> because of her life, and it's a shame there is no hell for your bitch to
> go to."
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>                   Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded today:
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>                   I once told Hitchens that one of the real reasons he
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> Mother Teresa has to do with his socialist ideology: he believes the state
> should care for the poor, not voluntary organizations, and he especially
> loathes the idea of religious ones servicing the dispossessed. Indeed, he
> sees in Mother Teresa the very embodiment of altruism, a virtue he
> cannot-with good reason-fully comprehend.
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>                   The fact of the matter is that socialism is the greatest
> generator of poverty known to mankind, and Mother Teresa did more to heal
> and rescue its victims than anyone in the modern era. This explains why
> she is adored by the people who knew her best-the men and women of India
> (she is second only to Gandhi as the nation's most revered person).
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>                   Hitchens is positively obsessed by Mother Teresa, and
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> is a very telling commentary on his psyche. She is a constant reminder
> that reason without faith is a dark hole.
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>                   Contact Hitchens at chitch8003@aol.com
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IOW, Donohue completely avoided addressing Hitchens' evidence, and did the
usual hand waving and attempts to divert attention.  Typical.

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