Peter Hitchens: The Christian pessimist

The opinionated, and often divisive, journalist Peter Hitchens talks to Premier Christianity's Sam Hailes about how he talked himself out of faith…and then back into it. The pair also discuss how Hitchens once tried to burn a Bible, the place of doubt within faith and his views on marriage and the Church of England. As for pessimism, Hitchens has embraced it. "I love being a pessimist and I think I’m quite good at it...Pessimism is the key to happiness. You’re never disappointed. I really don’t see why everybody doesn’t adopt it."