Christopher Hitchens died in 2011, and at a memorial service held for him in New York his brother read a passage from St Paul's Epistle to the Philippians.

A foreword written by Christopher Hitchens was planned originally, but Hitchens died before it could be finished.

Christopher Hitchens, in his autobiography, describes a dinner with Christie and her husband, Max Mallowan, that became increasingly uncomfortable as the night wore on, where " The anti-Jewish flavour of the talk was not to be ignored or overlooked, or put down to heavy humour or generational prejudice.

D ' Souza has debated several atheists and critics of Christianity at programs at various universities, including Peter Singer, Bart Ehrman, Christopher Hitchens, and David Silverman, on issues including whether there can be morality without God, how a benevolent God can allow suffering, the concept of religion in general, and whether Christianity is good for America, among others.

Hitchens was " bowled over " in his adolescence by Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley, Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, R. H. Tawney's critique on Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, and the works of George Orwell.

Hitchens argues that the tactic " has a deplorable effect on both the plot and the dialogue " in that it creates " The need for Rowling to play catch-up with her many convolutions ".

Christopher Hitchens is often mentioned in connection with Cockburn as ideological differences on various issues caused bitter moments between the two men.

In a Counterpunch article in August 2005, Cockburn referred to Hitchens as: " A guy who called Sid Blumenthal one of his best friends and then tried to have him thrown into prison for perjury ; a guy who waited til his friend Edward Said was on his death bed before attacking him in the Atlantic Monthly ; a guy who knows perfectly well the role Israel plays in US policy but who does not scruple to flail Cindy Sheehan as a LaRouchie and anti-Semite because, maybe, she dared mention the word Israel.

Hitchens mentioned that he had recently attended a Cockburn family wedding in which Alexander officiated, and that he and Cockburn used to see each other more frequently when they had both lived on the same coast of the United States.

In the case of Hitchens ' criticisms of Said on his death bed, Hitchens replied, " It's actually rather silly of Alexander to say that ... he's often written counter-obituaries of people who have been overpraised and has chosen precisely the moment when there's a lot of sentimental garbage being published to say, ' come on, this guy wasn't so great!

The author and journalist Christopher Hitchens and the German magazine Stern have alleged that Mother Teresa did not focus the money on alleviating poverty or improving the conditions of her hospices, but on opening new convents and increasing missionary work.

* Tariq Ali and Christopher Hitchens – took opposing sides in two debates over the Iraq War, on December 4, 2003 and October 12, 2004.

* Eric Alterman and Christopher Hitchens on Bloggingheads, October 12, 2008.

* Eric Alterman on Charlie Rose, discussing the Iraq war with Christopher Hitchens.

Traditionalist conservative columnist and author Peter Hitchens has written that, " Mr Cameron has abandoned the last significant difference between his party and the established left ", by embracing social liberalism and has dubbed the party under his leadership " Blue Labour ", a pun on New Labour.

Hitchens writes for Britain's The Mail on Sunday newspaper, and describes himself as a Burkean conservative.

Hitchens began on the far left of the political spectrum before moving to the right.

Hitchens joined The Mail on Sunday, where he has a weekly column and weblog in which he debates directly with readers.

In 2011, Hitchens was booed by the audience for a Question Time programme, on which he appears regularly, when he said that sex education was causing teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

During the same programme, chairman David Dimbleby quoted to Hitchens comments made by John Bercow that The Mail on Sunday was " a bigoted, sexist, homophobic comic strip ".

" Hitchens is also heard on Any Questions ?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions.

Hitchens has authored and presented several documentaries on Channel 4, including critical examinations of Nelson Mandela and David Cameron.

* December 15 – Christopher Hitchens, British-American writer ( b. 1949 )

Christopher Eric Hitchens ( 13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011 ) was a British American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.

* Christopher Hitchens ( 13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011 ) an English American author and journalist

* Booknotes interview with Hitchens on The Abolition of Britain, December 31, 2000

* God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, December 2007, Westminster John Knox Press, ISBN 978-0-664-23304-4

Reviews: Christopher Hitchens in The New York Times ( May, 2011 ), Jonathan Yardley in The Washington Post ( 14 May 2011 ), David M. Shribman in the The Boston Globe ( 15 May 2011 ).

* 2011 – Christopher Hitchens, Prolific Columnist ( b. 1949 )

* April 13 – Christopher Hitchens, English-American writer ( d. 2011 )

* Christopher Hitchens ( 1949 – 2011 ), author and journalist

After Oxford, he found an entry-level job at The Times Literary Supplement, and at age 27 became literary editor of the New Statesman, where he met Christopher Hitchens, then a feature writer for The Observer, who remained a close friend until Hitchens's death in 2011.

Christopher Hitchens wrote in 2011: " hat is extraordinary is the number of apparently level and careful people who, in pursuit of the better and bigger orgasm, were prepared to lower themselves into Reich's jerry-built ' orgone box ' and await blissful developments.

: Hitchens, Christopher ( 23 September 2011 ).

' " Following Hitchens ' death in 2011, Cockburn wrote a critical obituary of him for Counterpunch.

In January 2011 Hitchens announced he was working on a new book entitled The War We Never Fought, about what he sees as the non-existent war on drugs.

In 2011, Peter Hitchens wrote, " Henry James and John Buchan praised him.

* Review of Lelyveld's Gandhi biography by Christopher Hitchens, July 2011 in The Atlantic

* Editor, Hitchens vs. Blair: The Munk Debate on Religion, Anansi Books, 2011

* Christopher Hitchens ( 1949 – 2011 ), British-American author, journalist and broadcaster, brother of Peter Hitchens

* In the opening chapter of his book God is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens quotes from Richard Le Gallienne's translation of Khayyam's famous quatrain:

The series, however, now deals with a wide range of contemporary issues including illicit affairs, drug abuse, rape, and civil partnerships, inviting criticism from conservative commentators such as Peter Hitchens that the series has become a vehicle for liberal and left-wing values and agendas, with characters behaving out of character to achieve those goals.

He became a well-known activist in international circles, co-authoring papers and giving joint speaking engagements with American political dissident Noam Chomsky, and winning plaudits from Jean Paul Sartre, Gore Vidal, Christopher Hitchens and Edward Said.

* The Anglo-American writer Christopher Hitchens said of Pilger: " I remember thinking that his work from Vietnam was very good at the time.

The book earned praise from atheist Christopher Hitchens for Dinesh ’ s argumentative skills.

Hitchens studied politics at York University from 1970 to 1973.

Hitchens originally hoped to become a naval officer, but an eye defect prevented him from doing so.

Hitchens first became a roving foreign reporter in the early 1990s while working for the Daily Express, when he reported from South Africa during the last days of apartheid, and from Somalia at the time of the US-led military intervention in the country.

On Europe, Hitchens argues that the United Kingdom should negotiate an amicable departure from the European Union, whose laws and traditions he regards as incompatible with the laws and liberties of England, and with the national independence of the United Kingdom as a whole.

After 16 seconds, Hitchens throws the metal objects to the floor and the torturers pull the mask from his face, allowing him to breathe.

Joe Scarborough alleges that Moore has ducked criticism and dodged interviews from both himself and Hitchens.

Hitchens argues that among other calculations, Clinton was attempting to change the subject from the ongoing Gennifer Flowers sex scandal.

He has joined calls from fellow journalist Peter Hitchens for the Conservative Party to be defeated and or abolished.

Hitchens also claims that Mother Teresa accepted money from Charles Keating despite knowing it was obtained illegally.

In contrast to the conditions at her homes, Mother Theresa sought medical treatment for herself at renowned medical clinics in the United States, Europe, and India, drawing charges of hypocrisy from critics such as Hitchens.

" Hitchens highlighted how the author separates himself from his character with a " Runyonesque historical present (" He rises …" " He strides …") that solidifies the context and the actuality.

In doing so he has gone after a diverse array of public figures, from individuals such as Christopher Hitchens, and even businesses such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Miller Brewing Company, to institutions such as Bob Jones University.

* Christopher Hitchens, " Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger " ( New York: Verso, 1997 )

Despite interest from West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa, Hitchens moved to Cardiff City in January 1955 for a fee of £ 1, 500 and later moved on to Aston Villa in 1957 for £ 22, 500, where he spent four seasons, scoring 96 goals in 160 appearances.

Hitchens and the United Nations also say that Islam is used to justify unnecessary and harmful female genital modification and mutilation, when the purposes range from deprivation of sexual satisfaction to discourage adultery, insuring virginity to their husbands, or generating appearance of virginity.