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{{cquote|The number of people who identify themselves as [[atheism|atheists]] in the United States has been rising, modestly but steadily, in recent years. Our aggregated data from 2012 show that 2.4% of American adults say they are atheists when asked about their religious identity, up from 1.6% in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/23/5-facts-about-atheists/ Facts about atheists]</ref>}}

{{cquote|The number of people who identify themselves as [[atheism|atheists]] in the United States has been rising, modestly but steadily, in recent years. Our aggregated data from 2012 show that 2.4% of American adults say they are atheists when asked about their religious identity, up from 1.6% in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/10/23/5-facts-about-atheists/ Facts about atheists]</ref>}}

However, post [[Elevatorgate]] (a July 2011 controversy in which [[Richard Dawkins]] was accused of [[misogny]], there has been a lot of friction with the [[atheist movement]] (see also: [[Atheist factions]]).  As a result,  in 2012, Google USA saw a lower search volume for the words "atheist" and "atheism" (see: [[Google trends - Atheism and agnosticism terms]]).  

However, post [[Elevatorgate]] (a July 2011 controversy in which [[Richard Dawkins]] was accused of [[misogny]]), there has been a lot of friction with the [[atheist movement]] (see also: [[Atheist factions]]).  As a result,  in 2012, Google USA saw a lower search volume for the words "atheist" and "atheism" (see: [[Google trends - Atheism and agnosticism terms]]).  

[[New Atheism]] is a form of militant atheism which was launched in 2006. Due to the Elevatorgate controversy and accusations of prominent new atheists engaging in Islamophobia, the New Atheism movement has waned (see also: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] and [[Richard Dawkins and Islamophobia accusations]]).  

[[New Atheism]] is a form of militant atheism which was launched in 2006. Due to the Elevatorgate controversy and accusations of prominent new atheists engaging in Islamophobia, the New Atheism movement has waned (see also: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] and [[Richard Dawkins and Islamophobia accusations]]).