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{{cquote|...since the death of Hitchens: angry atheism lost its most charismatic champion.  Call it what you like: New Atheism, fire-brand atheism, etc., had a surge with the Four Horsemen in the middle of the last decade and in the last four years has generally peetered out to a kind that is more docile, [[Political correctness|politically correct]], and even apologetic.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/12/uproar-against-dawkins-is-sign-of-new-atheism-retrogression/ Uproar Against Dawkins Is Sign of New Atheism Retrogression] by Joshua Kelly</ref>}}

{{cquote|...since the death of Hitchens: angry atheism lost its most charismatic champion.  Call it what you like: New Atheism, fire-brand atheism, etc., had a surge with the Four Horsemen in the middle of the last decade and in the last four years has generally peetered out to a kind that is more docile, [[Political correctness|politically correct]], and even apologetic.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/12/uproar-against-dawkins-is-sign-of-new-atheism-retrogression/ Uproar Against Dawkins Is Sign of New Atheism Retrogression] by Joshua Kelly</ref>}}

On November 4, 2015, Elizabeth Bruenig published an article in the ''New Republic'' entitled ''Is the New Atheism Dead?'' which declared:

On November 6, 2015, the ''New Republic'' published an article entitled, ''Is the New Atheism dead?''<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/123349/new-atheism-dead ''Is the New Atheism dead?] by Elizabeth Bruenig, New Republic, November 6, 2015</ref>

{{cquote|Coming at a time of sharpening political divisions over the issue of religion, it would seem the stage is set for the kind of religious versus anti-religious antagonism that gave birth to the New Atheist movement in the early aughts. But in significant ways, New Atheism seems to be on the wane, suggesting a new era of growing conciliation between the two sides.<ref>[http://www.newrepublic.com/article/123349/new-atheism-dead ''Is the New Atheism Dead?''] by Elizabeth Bruenig, ''New Republic'', November 4, 2015</ref>}}

[[Richard Dawkins]] was also a prominent founder of the New Atheism movement. Dawkins is frequently seen as being an abrasive, aggressive and angry individual and he is less charismatic than Hitchens was (see: [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]] and [[Richard Dawkins and anger]]).  And post [[Elevatorgate]] scandal, Dawkins lost a large amount of influence (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).

[[Richard Dawkins]] was also a prominent founder of the New Atheism movement. Dawkins is frequently seen as being an abrasive, aggressive and angry individual and he is less charismatic than Hitchens was (see: [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]] and [[Richard Dawkins and anger]]).  And post [[Elevatorgate]] scandal, Dawkins lost a large amount of influence (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).