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World Service,28 mins

Religion: A Force for Good? Part Two

The World Debate

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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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