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Hitchens quote on faith and suicide bombing resurfaces
Original: The suicide bombing community is entirely faith-based. —Christopher Hitchens ______________________ # atheism # faith #
A quote attributed to the late writer Christopher Hitchens — "The suicide bombing community is entirely faith-based" — is circulating on social media. Hitchens, who died in 2011, was a leading critic of religion, and the line reflects his argument that religious belief motivates suicide terrorism. Users are sharing it alongside atheist hashtags, drawing familiar arguments about religion's role in violence.
Why now: The provocative Hitchens line continues to resonate in ongoing online debates between atheists and religious believers about faith and violence.
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- The suicide bombing community is entirely faith-based. —Christopher Hitchens ______________________ # atheism # faith # god · tomcapuder@universeodon.com · 1
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