Religion in Conflict: Are 'Evangelical Atheists' Too Outspoken?

The recent publication of four books--The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins; The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation, both by Sam Harris; and Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel Dennett--has provoked great controversy and consternation.* The fact that books by Dawkins and Harris have made it to The New York Times best-seller list has apparently sent chills down the spines of many commentators; not only conservative ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

A thoughtful counterpoint article to the Guardian opinion piece on Faith, reviewed this week on NewsTrust (http://beta.newstrust.net/webx?14@@.f086240). The author makes some good points, though quite opinionated, about the "preposterous outcry that atheists are “evangelical” and that they have gone too far in their criticism of religion." Good evidence is presented to back up these points, and the overall argument is reasonable, though a bit high-pitched. Very informative read on a key issue.

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