Complex sentence: Hitchens was praised for making a forceful and intelligent case, in particular with respect to questions concerning morality and God; some critics, however, contended that the author was misguided in drawing a link between state atheism and totalitarianism.
Split into simpler sentences: Hitchens was praised for making a forceful and intelligent case, in particular with respect to questions concerning morality and God. Some critics contended that the author was misguided in drawing a link between state atheism and totalitarianism.