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Maybe, just maybe, the saving grace of Jesus was acknowledged and accepted by Hitchens. Great food for thought.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/christopher-hitchens-might-be-in-heaven-65042\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you don&#8217;t recognize the name, Christopher Hitchens is (was) one of the world&#8217;s best known atheist. He died Thursday of cancer in a Texas hospital. If you are a Christian, it may be laying heavy on your heart that Hitches is not in Heaven. But a column in The Christian Post this morning has me thinking, &#8220;could Hitchens be in Heaven today?&#8221; I encourage you to read Dr. Russell Moore&#8217;s column. Maybe, just maybe, the saving grace of Jesus was acknowledged and accepted by Hitchens. 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