An '''evangelical atheist''' is an [[atheist]] who is not content merely with his own lack of [[faith]] but is also obsessed with (i) censoring expressions of [[faith]] by others and (ii) attempting to sow disbelief in others around him.
Examples of techniques used by [[evangelical ]] atheists include:
* insisting that [[morality ]] is independent of [[religion]]
* claiming that one can be good without goodness is not achieved through attending religious services or reading the holy texts of one's religion.[[Bible]]
* denying the atrocities committed by anti-[[Christian]] zealots
* denying any correlation between [[crime]], [[depression]], [[anxiety]], [[immorality]], [[insanity ]] and rejection of religion[[Christianity]]
* insisting that it is [[hypocrisy ]] for a [[sinner ]] to attend [[church]]
* utilizing [[Atheism and deception|utilizing deceit]] if it advances the [[atheisticgoals]] goal
* criticizing religious institutions even though secular institutions are worse<ref>For example, evangelical atheists like to harp on sex abuse in religious institutions without admitting that sex abuse in public schools is worse. One report prepared for Congress estimated the number of [[public school]] students subjected to sex abuse to be as high as 4.5 out of 50 million, though that estimate includes verbal abuse. In contrast, the number of students abused by [[Catholic]] priests in the last 50 years is probably less than 100,000.</ref>
* claiming to be smarter or superior than people who have [[faith]]
* using [[evolutionDarwinism]] as a weapon against religionChristianity
Organizations devoted to evangelical atheism, which may include some or more of the above characteristics, are growing. One organization, the Evangelical Atheist, puts down [[Americans]] on its website by saying, "A new poll from the First Amendment Center reveals that I may have misunderestimated [sic] the American people. They are far more ignorant than I had believed ...."<ref>The Evangelical Atheist - [http://evangelicalatheist.com/2007/09/21/tyranny-of-the-majority/ Tyranny of the Majority]</ref>
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== See also ==*[[Category:religionMilitant atheism]]*[[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]]{{Nb Atheism}}