books

I will admit that when I had finished Sam Harris’s The End of Faith I understood the urge to ban and burn books. I had never read anything so bigoted, inciting, wrong-headed, even evil, before in my life. Chris Hedges, however, has been more methodical in his response, shredding Harris’s positions (and those of his fellow atheists), in a powerful, challenging, and dark but honest pragmatism.

During the next two weeks an incredible wealth of great programs are being held in New York City and the lower Hudson. Here is a "Top Ten" list I have organized, and I hope to see many FOR members and friends at some of these gatherings over the coming fortnight. Short descriptions are immediately below this paragraph, and greater detail is offered about each event further down the message: