A great debate will take place tonight at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on a topic as old as Adam and Eve.
The Great Religion Debate will feature writers Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’Souza in an event similar to CNN’s Crossfire.
Hitchens and D’Souza will discuss their views on atheism and theism.
The debate, which was co-sponsored by the Graham Center for Public Service and Accent, is free and open to the public.
Accent chairman Jason Attermann said all students are encouraged to come out for the debate, whether their opinions about religion are strong, neutral or open.
“These two men are highly respected individuals with strong, opposing opinions about religion,” he said. “It’s going to be a great show.”
Hitchens, an atheist and author of “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” was a columnist for Vanity Fair, The Nation and Slate magazine and has corresponded from more than 60 countries.
D’Souza, a theist and author of “The End of Racism: Principles for a Multiracial Society,” was called one of the “top young public-policy makers in the country” by Investor’s Business Daily.
Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the show will begin at 8 p.m.
Hitchens and D’Souza were collectively paid $33,000, according to Accent.
