Jennifer Byrne wasn't the only one surprised by her Book club guest Christopher Hitchens. He was supposed to be a member of the congregation and therefore " quite safe" to take the lectern at ABCCHURCH-infact he's seen to be "one of the latest and greatest" -
But he said things that surprised us.
Jennifer was even worried . She called him a racist !
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised - he's often been a leading theologian at the home of the reactionaries
Even though I've always see him as a reactionary, and therefore a chameleon of sorts , I was quite surprised just how much Hitchens allowed himself to be painted , on that program , as a reactionary.( not normally a good look for an old lefty) That trivial tirade of renaming famous books "2days in the life of ...."
Perhaps he 's also just being true to his word about being a chameleon?
Maybe his next book will be
" What the modern woman is missing out on "
-(Imagine Jennifers blood pressure and Hitchen's fortune ) Subtitled " A review of women in the Abrahamic tradition " -Hitchens would be smart enough to print the book, but not the byline ; would the leader of Kitch -Jennifer ? )
On the whole, as far as reactionaries go, Hitchens was streets ahead of Jennifer.
I too could be rich writing the book I have just started today with the above title . Remember you heard it first on Blogger. Copyright EA
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