Christopher Hitchens

"God Is Not Great"

"If one must have faith to believe in something, then the likelihood of that something having truth or value is considerably diminished." "Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith."p5

[See Lennox response on p42 of "Gunning for God".]

"Religion poisons everything" p13

"A Bitter Rift Divides Atheists"

"I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred, and contempt, and I claim that right."