What has not changed much, though, is the image of the non-theist that [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair|O’Hair]] left in her wake. It’s the image of the atheist out to pick a fight, the unbeliever who is constantly seeking the next debate. As Fidalgo from CFI put it, O’Hair was an “extremely polarizing” figure who “gained visibility for [[American Atheists]] but may have been integral in forming the image of atheism in the U.S. as arrogant.”<ref>[http://religionandpolitics.org/2012/05/24/the-lonely-life-of-american-atheists/ ''The Lonely Life of an American Atheist''] by Alfred Garcia, Religion and Politics</ref>}} | What has not changed much, though, is the image of the non-theist that [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair|O’Hair]] left in her wake. It’s the image of the atheist out to pick a fight, the unbeliever who is constantly seeking the next debate. As Fidalgo from CFI put it, O’Hair was an “extremely polarizing” figure who “gained visibility for [[American Atheists]] but may have been integral in forming the image of atheism in the U.S. as arrogant.”<ref>[http://religionandpolitics.org/2012/05/24/the-lonely-life-of-american-atheists/ ''The Lonely Life of an American Atheist''] by Alfred Garcia, Religion and Politics</ref>}} |