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  1. Nov 27, 2010 · Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended the role of religion in global affairs, in a Canadian TV debate with atheist columnist Christopher Hitchens. Mr Blair, a Catholic convert, said...

  2. Dec 14, 2010 · As the debate unfolded, Blair highlighted examples of how religion inspires charity. Hitchens countered with examples of how religion motivates abuse. Yet neither man addressed the underlying assumptions in the resolution itself.

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  3. Sharp, provocative, and thoroughly engrossing, Hitchens vs Blair is a rigorous and electrifying intellectual sparring match on the oldest question: Is religion a force for good in the world?"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references.

  4. Nov 30, 2010 · Friday evening saw a virtual battle of the intellectual blades: Christopher Hitchens, arguably the Western world's most articulate atheist, versus Tony Blair, the former British prime minister...

  5. Two of Britain's most recognized thinkers on religion, Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens will square off on this question Friday in Toronto in a new edition of the Munk Debates.

  6. Dec 8, 2015 · So when you see that clock ticking down, start applauding and that will move us through this in an orderly fashion. So Christopher, it's now your opportunity, in our first of two rebuttal rounds, to respond to Mr. Blair. HITCHENS: Do I have four, is that right? GRIFFITHS: Two rounds of rebuttals.

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  8. Nov 28, 2010 · The results of the polls aren’t surprising either; Hitchens went into the debate with a lead amongst those polled, and he and Blair split the undecideds; Blair’s result in that respect is better than the Democrats managed to do in the recent U.S. elections.

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