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Hitch: The Hanukkah Miracle Is for ‘Credulous Peasants’
“God Is Not Great” author” Christopher Hitchens hates Hanukkah. And Christmas, too. No surprises there. One wonders though, how he feels about Chrismukkah?
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Hitch: The Hanukkah Miracle Is for ‘Credulous Peasants’
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