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== Atheist activists using closet atheists issue to claim atheism is widespread ==
== Atheist activists using closet atheists issue to claim atheism is widespread ==
It is common for atheist activists to exaggerate the number of people who are atheist.
It is common for atheist activists to exaggerate the number of people who are atheist. The atheist Georgetown professor [[Jacques Berlinerblau]] declared about American movement atheists: They wildly overestimate] their numbers. They tend to overestimate the efficacy of their activism." <ref>[http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-09/professor-jacques-berlinerblau-tells-atheists-stop-whining Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!], Christian Century, Sep 14, 2012 by Kimberly Winston</ref>}}
The atheist Georgetown professor [[Jacques Berlinerblau]] declared about American movement atheists: They wildly overestimate] their numbers. They tend to overestimate the efficacy of their activism." <ref>[http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2012-09/professor-jacques-berlinerblau-tells-atheists-stop-whining Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!], Christian Century, Sep 14, 2012 by Kimberly Winston</ref>}}
One tactic that is used by atheist/agnostic activists to artificially inflate their numbers is to claim that a great number of people are closet atheists/agnostics.
One tactic that is used by atheist/agnostic activists to artificially inflate their numbers is to claim that a great number of people are closet atheists/agnostics.
The ''Times of India'' reported about Richard Dawkins:
The ''Times of India'' reported about [[Richard Dawkins]]:
{{Cquote|When will we see the first atheist President of the US? "I suspect we have already seen several atheist US presidents, they just didn't admit it," responded Dawkins. "I suspect Lincoln was an atheist, probably so was Kennedy. Obama is an intelligent man, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's a closet atheist". Does that make them all hypocrites? "You can't be an American politician without being a hypocrite," signed off the renowned biologist and ardent Darwinian.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Look-forward-to-the-death-of-organized-religion-Richard-Dawkins/articleshow/11609561.cms Look forward to the death of organized religion: Richard Dawkins], Iimes of India</ref>}}
{{Cquote|When will we see the first atheist President of the US? "I suspect we have already seen several atheist US presidents, they just didn't admit it," responded Dawkins. "I suspect Lincoln was an atheist, probably so was Kennedy. Obama is an intelligent man, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's a closet atheist". Does that make them all hypocrites? "You can't be an American politician without being a hypocrite," signed off the renowned biologist and ardent Darwinian.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Look-forward-to-the-death-of-organized-religion-Richard-Dawkins/articleshow/11609561.cms Look forward to the death of organized religion: Richard Dawkins], Iimes of India</ref>}}