Saturday 11 June 2005

The blasphemy debate - Hitchens v Fry

The well-read and witty Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens entertainingly debate blasphemy, religious freedom, multiculturalism and hate speech, and whether or why there should be limits on speech and offensive behaviour. A bit too much agreement for a genuine debate, but there you go. The site is here, along with a number of other fascinating debates from the Hay Festival, including whether "history will be kinder to Bush and Blair than to Chirac and Schroeder."
[Hat tip SOLO.]

1 comment:

Peter Cresswell said...

Waffly? That's learning Jonathan. Erudition. Thought. See, you youngsters just have no bloody patience. Stephen Fry's tribute to humanity to wrap the thing up was just superb -- as was CH's put-down of a threatening questioner earlier on. Don't miss the last five minutes, it's wonderful.