{"id":157,"date":"2026-07-08T15:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanistcollective.com\/?post_type=library&#038;p=157"},"modified":"2026-07-14T03:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:09:41","slug":"god-is-not-great","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/humanistcollective.com\/fa\/library\/god-is-not-great\/","title":{"rendered":"God Is Not Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items157_8d5ef3-c6:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items157_8d5ef3-c6 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:-3rem;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items157_8d5ef3-c6 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items157_8d5ef3-c6 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column157_608faa-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column157_608faa-74{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column157_608faa-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column157_608faa-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column157_608faa-74\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34\"]{padding-top:2rem;margin-top:-2px;font-size:35px;font-style:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_c44a1f-34\">God Is Not Great<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id157_4eb094-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id157_4eb094-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id157_4eb094-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column157_b00f82-17\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-svg-icons157_3667ed-66 .kt-svg-item-0 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);font-size:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons157_3667ed-66{justify-content:flex-start;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons157_3667ed-66 alignnone\"><style>.kt-svg-item-157_f293df-23 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-157_f293df-23 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:rgba(0,0,0,0.51);font-size:18px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-157_f293df-23\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_user\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M20 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H8a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column157_afb8b7-a4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div style=\"color:#00000085;font-size:16px;margin-left:-4rem\" class=\"is-acf-field wp-elements-f95cdf082b8b8a2d2c9ca984f6e1f49d wp-block-mfb-meta-field-block has-text-color\"><div class=\"value\">Christopher Eric Hitchens<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading157_210f1e-9f\"><strong>God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything<\/strong> (2007) is Christopher Hitchens&#8217; polemical case against organized religion. Writing with characteristic wit and erudition, Hitchens argues that religious belief has historically fueled violence, suppressed intellectual freedom, and enabled the mistreatment of women and children. He draws on history, science, and literature to challenge the moral authority religions claim for themselves, contending that human ethics and progress don&#8217;t require divine sanction. 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