Peter Hitchens: 'When I was an atheist I was even more selfish than I am now'
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Tim Farron MP2022-05-05T14:30:00
The 70 year-old journalist and commentator Peter Hitchens, speaks to Tim Farron about moving from atheism to Christianity, how art and architecture cemented his belief in final judgement and why he believes Christian politicians should expect to be reviled by their fellow MPs
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