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The so-called ‘new atheism’ movement has been headed up by esteemed writers like [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Daniel Dennett]], [[Sam Harris]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], and supported by famous people like [[Bill Maher]], Tim Minchin and - unsurprisingly - the band Bad Religion. In other words, this is an outspoken crowd that does not need to cower in fear or meet behind closed doors. The Reason Rally will take place on the Mall, for god’s sake, on the doorsteps of the US political establishment.<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/12215/ God save us from atheist whining by Natalie Rothschild]</ref>}}

The so-called ‘new atheism’ movement has been headed up by esteemed writers like [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Daniel Dennett]], [[Sam Harris]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], and supported by famous people like [[Bill Maher]], Tim Minchin and - unsurprisingly - the band Bad Religion. In other words, this is an outspoken crowd that does not need to cower in fear or meet behind closed doors. The Reason Rally will take place on the Mall, for god’s sake, on the doorsteps of the US political establishment.<ref>[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/12215/ God save us from atheist whining by Natalie Rothschild]</ref>}}

In 2011, Belief.net reprinted a portion an essay written by the American Mary Kochran entitled ''You Whiny, Sniveling Little Atheists Are Pathetic'' which declared:

In 2011, Belief.net reprinted a portion an essay written by the American Mary Kochran entitled ''You Whiny, Sniveling Little Atheists Are Pathetic'' which declared: