Rational Atheism

An open letter to Messrs. Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens

Since the turn of the millennium, a new militancy has arisen among religious skeptics in response to three threats to science and freedom: (1) attacks against evolution education and stem cell research; (2) breaks in the barrier separating church and state leading to political preferences for some faiths over others; and (3) fundamentalist terrorism here and abroad. Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
1.7
by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This essay meets its modest objective of pointing out the problems with the attitudes of the militant atheists whose books have lately received much attention. It is ironic that two of the nine paragraphs are taken up by quotations from a Baptist minister who is known today solely for his activities in that ministry, quotes the author seems to approve of strongly. And the article ignores the bigger picture of the incredibly bad things that atheism historically has led to.

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