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LAGC

(5,330 posts) Fri Dec 16, 2011, 07:35 AM Dec 2011

"Unrepentant Christopher Hitchens is now roasting in hell!" [View all]

That's how I found out about his passing this morning on Facebook, from one of my extended family members who I wasn't aware was even very religious.

I simply replied: "Stay classy." and promptly un-friended him.

The only good thing about events such as these is that it really brings them out of the woodwork so you can identify them and take the appropriate action.

I now know whose funeral I won't be attending if he passes before me. He may like to grave-dance, but I have no interest.

R.I.P. Chris.

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"Unrepentant Christopher Hitchens is now roasting in hell!" [View all] LAGC Dec 2011 OP

Saw a "I'll bet he believes in god and the devil NOW" post BiggJawn Dec 2011 #1

Send them this. RC Dec 2011 #12

That cartoon is demeaning to women. PassingFair Dec 2011 #13

Come on, really? truebrit71 Dec 2011 #19

No, I really find it offensive. PassingFair Dec 2011 #20

No. The last panel is pretty terrible. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #24

After thinking about it, you are correct. The original could have been better. RC Dec 2011 #25

Thank you! PassingFair Dec 2011 #26

Nice. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2011 #28

It is. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #27

He was so young.. 62 is really young in my book kdmorris Dec 2011 #2

Half genius and half "gin-soaked popinjay"... PassingFair Dec 2011 #3

Who isn't? n/t Ian David Dec 2011 #5

LOL! PassingFair Dec 2011 #6

But the very same people who are good sometimes are the very same people who are bad sometimes. Ian David Dec 2011 #7

Classy Armin-A Dec 2011 #17

DU Jurors. trotsky Dec 2011 #11

Yeah - I can be a complete bitch at times, too kdmorris Dec 2011 #9

62 is looking younger to me every day! trotsky Dec 2011 #10

Yeah.. 20 years ago it seems "reallly really old!!" :) n/t kdmorris Dec 2011 #14

Somewhat torn on the responses dmallind Dec 2011 #4

Wasn't a big fan of his TZ Dec 2011 #8

I never understood that. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #18

Sam Harris was the same. PassingFair Dec 2011 #21

One thing though TZ Dec 2011 #29

I remember when Sagan died pokerfan Dec 2011 #15

There was a war on Twitter this morning... OswegoAtheist Dec 2011 #16

I fully expected this, but I still find it disgusting. Quartermass Dec 2011 #22

"He who is without sin can cast the first stone." lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #23

therein lies the problem... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2011 #30

but Hitchens didn't believe in Hell JI7 Dec 2011 #31

For any version of Christianity that believes in Hell, most definitely. iris27 Dec 2011 #35

Says a lot about people who believe in hell. RueVoltaire Dec 2011 #32

Or masochistic laconicsax Dec 2011 #33

And religious believers are "offended" and "insulted" when we ask them to stand up and MarkCharles Dec 2011 #34