Changes

[[File:Richard Dawkins atheist event.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|300px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] lost a significant amount of influence after his [[Elevatorgate]] scandal.  See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]  ]]

[[File:Richard Dawkins atheist event.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|300px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] lost a significant amount of influence after his [[Elevatorgate]] scandal.  See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]  ]]

The leadership status of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]/[[Agnosticism|agnostics]] in the secular community at this present juncture is increasingly transient due to atheist infighting, the significant amount of [[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|unpleasant personalities]] within the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]], [[New Atheism]] failing, the decline of [[liberal media]] market share, a loss of confidence within the atheist community, the decline of [[global atheism]] and the secularization rate being zero in former areas of influence such as Protestant Europe and [[France]]. (see: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Atheist factions]]).<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100230985/how-atheists-became-the-most-colossally-smug-and-annoying-people-on-the-planet/ Brendan O'Neill, ''The Telegraph, How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet'',  August 14th, 2013]</ref>   

The leadership status of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]/[[Agnosticism|agnostics]] in the secular community at this present juncture is increasingly transient due to:

 

1.  Atheist infighting

 

2. The significant amount of [[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|unpleasant personalities]] within the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]]

 

3. [[New Atheism]] failing

 

4. The decline of [[liberal media]] market share

 

5. A loss of confidence within the atheist community (See: [[Atheism and cowardice|Loss of confidence within the atheist population]]).

 

6. The decline of [[global atheism]]

 

7. The secularization rate being zero in former areas of influence such as Protestant Europe and [[France]]. (see: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Atheist factions]]).<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100230985/how-atheists-became-the-most-colossally-smug-and-annoying-people-on-the-planet/ Brendan O'Neill, ''The Telegraph, How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet'',  August 14th, 2013]</ref>   

Another major hurdle for atheist leaders and the [[atheist movement]] as a whole, is the apathy of most atheists when it comes to promoting atheism (see: [[Atheism and apathy]]).  

Another major hurdle for atheist leaders and the [[atheist movement]] as a whole, is the apathy of most atheists when it comes to promoting atheism (see: [[Atheism and apathy]]).