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How odd it is to hear of your own brother’s death on an early morning radio bulletin. How odd it is for a private loss to be a public event.
I wouldn’t normally dream of writing about such a thing here, and I doubt if many people would expect me to. It is made even odder by the fact that I am a minor celebrity myself. And that the, ah, complex relationship between me and my brother has been public property.
I have this morning turned down three invitations to talk on the radio about my brother. I had a powerful feeling that it would be wrong to do so, not immediately explicable but strong enough to persuade me to say a polite ‘no thank you’.
Christopher Hitchens death: In Memoriam, my courageous sibling, by Peter Hitchens | Mail Online
Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:30 PM EST
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This is what Christopher Hitchens chose to read at his fathers funeral:
Philippians 4:8
King James Version (KJV)
8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
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#1 - Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:38 PM ESTAwesome article. I hear about Hitchens' death very early this morning and it saddened me. The world will miss his courage.
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#2 - Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:13 PM ESTDear Dave: I know the writings of Mr. Hitchens mean a lot to you, and to your community.
I am sorry for your loss.
Peace. Enoch.
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#3 - Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:19 AM ESTThank you Enoch. Hitchens had many fans, not so many on Newsvine perhaps. I liked his political stuff before I even new about his thoughts on religion. I am glad I chose a intellectual to admire over a sportsman, entertainment, or religious figure. Peace on Earth.
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