God Bless Me, It's a Best-Seller!: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

I'm liking Christopher Hitchens more all the time. This article is about his unexpected experiences on his tour of the United States. This account is my favorite.

June 5, Los Angeles: A three-hour debate with the Reverend Mark Roberts, senior pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church, in Orange County, on Hugh Hewitt's conservative Christian chat show. Very nice of Mr. Hewitt. The Rev doesn't accuse me of not knowing what I'm talking about: indeed, he's very civil about the book. At one point I ask him if he believes the story in Saint Matthew's Gospel about the graves opening in Jerusalem at the time of the crucifixion, and the occupants walking the streets. Doesn't it rather cheapen the idea of resurrection? He replies that as a Christian he does believe it, though as a historian he has his doubts. I realize that I am limited here: I can usually think myself into an opponent's position, but this is something I can't imagine myself saying, let alone thinking.

The crazy things Christians say. We all know they do that, I mean, split what they believe and what they know into two totally separate mental compartments, but how often do you hear one come right out and admit it?

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God Bless Me, It's a Best-Seller!: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com