Should be interesting...
Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens, both journalists and authors, couldn't be more different and are bitterly divided. A friend to both said, "one is a conservative,
traditionalist, church-going Anglican; the other a liberal, louche, drinking-and-smoking atheist." The brothers, throughout a long
estrangement and recent reconciliation, have clashed in print on many issues.
Christopher, who works in Washington, D.C., has written 20 books
including scathing critiques of Henry Kissinger, Bill Clinton and Mother
Teresa. Most recently, he wrote a book on atheism, God is Not Great: How
Religion Poisons Everything. Younger brother Peter works in England as a
columnist for the Mail on Sunday. He is author of The Abolition of
Britain and The Abolition of Liberty.
Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and the Center for Inquiry will bring the two together on a stage for the first time to debate numerous issues, from religion to Iraq.
Hitchens vs. Hitchens: On God, War, Politics, and Culture will take place Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. SE in Grand Rapids. Tickets are $15, available through
www.startickets.com, keyword: "Hitchens."
The event will also be webcast live at
www.allpresidents.org
