Investigate this preview of a debate between former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Atheist Activist Christopher Hitchens that was recorded for BBC Radio 4 and will be aired on BBC World Service in January 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11843586
Pundits have called Tony Blair foolish for publicly taking on an accomplished public speaker whose celebrity arises from his polished attacks upon God and organized religion but Blair, a faithful Catholic convert now studying for the Diaconate, spoke out for all people of faith and unlike Hitchens, donated his stipend to charity, appropriately a foundation that he has established to promulgate interfaith relations.
BBC Radio 4 airs a fascinating and eclectic range of programs that can be accessed from their web page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
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