how religion poisons everything Hitchens, Christopher. creator text bibliography nyu New York Twelve 2007 1st ed. monographic eng

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307 p. ; 24 cm. "A case against religion and a description of the ways in which religion is man-made"--Provided by the publisher. Putting it mildly -- Religion kills -- A short digression on the pig, or, Why Heaven hates ham -- A note on health, to which religion can be hazardous -- The metaphysical claims of religion are false -- Arguments from design -- Revelation : the nightmare of the Old Testament -- The New Testament exceeds the evil of the Old one -- The Koran is borrowed from both Jewish and Christian myths -- The tawdriness of the miraculous and the decline of Hell -- "The lowly stamp of their origin" : religion's corrupt beginnings -- A coda : how religions end -- Does religion make people behave better? -- There is no "Eastern" solution -- Religion as an original sin -- Is religion child abuse? -- An objection anticipated : the last-ditch "case" against secularism -- A finer tradition : the resistance of the rational -- In conclusion : the need for a new Enlightenment. Christopher Hitchens. Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-294) and index. Religion Controversial literature Rationalism BL2775.3 .H58 2007 200 9780446579803 0446579807 2006023039 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006023039-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2006023039-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006023039-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2006023039-b.html DLC 060713 20160308020005.0 14449933