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In a message dated 9/6/2007 8:16:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
davideguinn at hotmail.com writes:

Third,  to say atheists are not evangelical ignores the passion and furor
around  Harris, Dawkins, Hutchens et. al. and the best selling books they
have  written.



I have been reflecting that the recent militancy of some prominent  atheists 
might be a response perhaps generated by antipathy  to or fear of the 
increased political influence of very conservative  Christians, especially Protestants 
(for example, Christian Reconstructions and  those whose views lie close to 
that philosophy or incorporate elements of it). I  believe it unlikely that 
ordinary atheists feel comfortable identifying  themselves as atheists--a 
necessary precursor to becoming evangelical in their  day-to-day lives. So perhaps 
not a movement, like the Christian  Right, in the sense of having a mass or 
large number of ordinary  people actively committed to it. 
 
Frances  Paterson, J.D., Ed.D. 
Professor
Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and  Technology
College of Education
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA  31698-0090



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