The polemic "anti-theist" writer Christopher Hitchens engages in "The Great God Debate" with Conservative Jewish leader Rabbi David J. Wolpe. Does God exist? Is religion a force for good or evil in the world? Can ancient texts be squared with modern science? Can morality be divorced from religion? How important is God to Jewish identity? Christopher Hitchens is one of the most prominent and controversial writers in the media today and the author of the best-selling book *God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything*. David Wolpe, Rabbi of Temple Sinai in Los Angeles, was named the #1 Pulpit Rabbi in America by *Newsweek.* He is the author of seven books, including *Why Faith Matters*, a response to the ideas of Hitchens and other atheist thinkers. Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR's *On Point* moderates the debate.
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