[[File:Atheist Dan Barker.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|Dan Barker ]]'''Dan Barker''' (born June 25, 1949) is a prominent an American atheist activist and co-president of the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]] (FFRF). In 1984, Dan Barker became an ex-christianChristian. Barker was a Christian minister and musician for 19 years.
== Dan Barker on the issue of rape ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and rape]] and [[Atheism and women]]
Christian apologist Kyle Butt wrote: "In fact, in my debate with Dan Barker, Barker admitted that fact, and stated that under certain circumstances, rape would be a moral obligation (Butt and Barker, 2009)"<ref>http://www.apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=12&article=2333</ref> (see: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vPW4aZ0BUI Atheist Dan Barker Says Child Rape Could Be Moral]).
[[Atheism]] offers no condemnation of [[rape]] and it provides no [[moral]] basis a society to attempt to prevent and deter rape. Western atheists often assert there are no absolutes in morality and argue for [[moral relativism]] (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).
Commenting on Western atheism and rape, the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] wrote:
{{cquote|When considering any and every atheist condemnation of any action whatsoever it is of primary importance to keep in mind that they are expressing personal opinions about the act(s) they are condemning. They are merely telling you their personal preferences in the form of morality borrowed from the Judeo-Christian worldview. They are piling unfounded assertion, upon unfounded assertion, upon unfounded assertion, and building a tel of arguments from outrage, arguments from personal incredulity, arguments for embarrassment, etc.<ref>http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/atheism-bible-rape-evilbiblecom-and-dan-barker-part-1-6</ref>}}
== His wife Laurie Annie Gaynor's complaint about FFRF speaking engagement invitations ==
[[File:Annie Laurie Gaylor.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Annie Laurie Gaylor]] is an [[Atheist feminism|atheist feminist]]. She is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. ]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]]
Christian apologist Kyle Butt Writing on the [[sexism]] within the atheist community, atheist Victoria Bekiempis wrotein a ''Guardian'' article entitled ''Why the [[New Atheism]] is a boys' club'': "In fact {{cquote|[[Annie Laurie Gaylor]], in my debate who founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation with her mother, Anne Nicol Gaylor, in 1978, sums it up succinctly: “One word — sexism.” Gaylor’s husband, Dan Barker, Barker admitted that factwho helms the organization along with her, and stated that under certain circumstancesis usually the one invited to speaking engagements, rape would be a moral obligation (Butt despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and Barker, 2009)"her numerous books on atheism.<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.apologeticspressguardian.orgco.uk/APContentcommentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"]. Bitch Magazine, no. 51. Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.aspx?category=12&article=2333</ref> (see}} == Atheist Dan Barker: Google trends data from 2004 to 2020 == ''See also:'' [http[Internet atheism]] and [[Google trends - Atheism and agnosticism terms]] [[File://wwwDan Barker Google trends 2004 to 2020 (1).youtubepng|800px|thumbnail|center|According to Google Trends from 2004 to 2020 there has been a significant decline in web searches for the term "Dan Barker" in the United States.com/watch?v]]{{Clear}}==0vPW4aZ0BUI Atheist Dan Barker Says Child Rape Could Be Moral])Google Trends data contrasted with Annie Laurie Gaylor Google Trends data == [[File:Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor Google trends jan 2019.png|800px|thumbnail|center|According to Google Trends, there are considerably more Google searches for Dan Barker than Annie Laurie Gaylor. In addition, according to Google Trends from January 2004 to January 2020, there was a considerable decline of search volume for Dan Barker than Annie Laurie Gaylor.]]
== See also ==
*[[Evangelical atheism]]*[[Atheist deconversion stories]] Essay: Militant atheism and short man's syndrome *[[Essay: Open letter to Dan Barker|Militant atheism and short man's syndromeOpen letter to Dan Barker]] - Humor
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