God Is Not Great

As many people will know, on the 15th of December 2011, the great Christopher Hitchens passed away after a long battle with cancer.
I had always been aware of Hitchens, through seeing videos of him on YouTube, but until rather recently I had never read any of his books (University can really interfere with that sort of thing). I had actually meant to pick up his book God Is Not Great a few weeks before his death, but I didn't have enough cash on me, so I was saddened by his passing as I just wanted to get into getting to him.

So anyway, after being a fan of his brilliant speaking and debates, and being saddened by his death, I decided to finally start reading his books.
I picked up God Is Not Great, and after that I could hardly put it down.

I've been an atheist for years; actually, I describe myself rather as an anti-theist, so I was well aware of the many issues and ridiculous argugements relating to religion, but I must say that this book was an eye opener.
I had always known of the terrible acts caused by religion, but Hitchens went through example after example, showing clearly the terrible nature of religion. I suggest that any theist who thinks their religion is all about peace, that they should read this book, and see the truth!

Hitchens held no punches when it came to exposing the truth. He wouldn't just ignore certain facts for the sake of "respect", and everyone from Mother Teresa to Gandhi had their short comings exposed by this brilliant author, in the most eloquent manner I've ever seen.

The world has lost an incredibly talented author, a master of the English language. His beautiful prose and never ending vocabulary were masterfully employed in order to show how morality was independent from religion, and the majority of the time better off without it.

I realise that this post is not all that great, it was written sometime in the middle of the night and has been in my drafts ever since then. I've decided to publish without editing too much, as although it might not be all that great, the feeling behind it is genuine.