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Religion: A Force for Good? Part One

Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens debate whether religion provides common values and ethics or promotes intolerance.

Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of Britain, goes head-to-head with the author and atheist Christopher Hitchens to debate whether religion is a force for good in the world.

Does religion provide the common values and ethical foundations needed in the 21st Century or do deeply held religious beliefs promote intolerance and exacerbate ethnic divisions?

Chaired by Rudyard Griffiths in front of a 2,000 strong audience in Toronto, Canada.

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25 minutes

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Sat 4 Dec 2010 18:05GMT

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  • Sat 4 Dec 2010 18:05GMT