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Atheist Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer: Should Believers Pray For Him?

News that the pugnacious atheist Christopher Hitchens is battling a life-threatening cancer has led to an outpouring of sympathy from believers who, in better times, have clashed mightily with the author of the best-selling book, "God Is Not Great," as well as many other blasts against religion. But even as Hitchens' foes lament his suffering, they also raise questions about the appropriate response: Should believers pray for an atheist, and one who is an active opponent of belief? What if Hitchens does not want such intercessions, or appreciate them? And what should one pray for? A healing? ...

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