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Evolutionists primarily spread their religion via public school indoctrination and via [[Suppression of alternatives to evolution|censorship of opposing views]].  They rarely engage in public debates and when they did more widely debate in the 1970s, they generally lost their debates (see: [[Creation scientists tend to win debates with evolutionists]]).  
 
Evolutionists primarily spread their religion via public school indoctrination and via [[Suppression of alternatives to evolution|censorship of opposing views]].  They rarely engage in public debates and when they did more widely debate in the 1970s, they generally lost their debates (see: [[Creation scientists tend to win debates with evolutionists]]).  
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'''8.''' Small cultish following of [[Richard Dawkins]]. Dawkins is a leading figure in the [[New Atheism]] movement. The New Atheism movement, which has waned in recent years, was called a cult by the [[agnosticism|agnostic]], journalist Bryan Appleyard in a 2012 article in the ''New Statesman'' in which he describes the abusive behavior of New Atheists.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2012/02/neo-atheism-atheists-dawkins ''The God wars'' by Bryan Appleyard], ''New Statesman''</ref>
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'''8.''' Small cultish following of [[Richard Dawkins]]. Dawkins is a leading figure in the [[New Atheism]] movement. The [[New Atheism]] movement, which has waned in recent years, was called a cult by the [[agnosticism|agnostic]], journalist Bryan Appleyard in a 2012 article in the ''New Statesman'' in which he describes the abusive behavior of New Atheists.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2012/02/neo-atheism-atheists-dawkins ''The God wars'' by Bryan Appleyard], ''New Statesman''</ref>
    
Although his following of Dawkian atheists has significantly diminished post [[Elevatorgate]] and due to his generally [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins|abrasive manner]], Dawkins does retain a small cult following (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).  The Dawkian atheists have been able to to retain Richard Dawkins being labeled as an atheist in his [[Wikipedia]] article despite Dawkins repeatedly and adamantly declaring that he is an agnostic and/or flip-flopping his public persona between atheism and [[agnosticism]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]).  
 
Although his following of Dawkian atheists has significantly diminished post [[Elevatorgate]] and due to his generally [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins|abrasive manner]], Dawkins does retain a small cult following (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).  The Dawkian atheists have been able to to retain Richard Dawkins being labeled as an atheist in his [[Wikipedia]] article despite Dawkins repeatedly and adamantly declaring that he is an agnostic and/or flip-flopping his public persona between atheism and [[agnosticism]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]).  
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