== The current lack of a leading spokesperson for atheism ==
== The current lack of a leading spokesperson for atheism ==
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Since [[Richard Dawkins]] ' book ''[[The God Delusion]]'' ,
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In his 2004 book ''The Real Face of Atheism'', the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Ravi Zacharias]] wrote, "Atheism has never lacked a spokesperson".<ref>''The Real Face of Atheism'' by Ravi Zacharias, page 23 (paperback)</ref>
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Since [[Richard Dawkins]] ' book ''[[The God Delusion]]'' in 2006, Dawkins' has been the face of atheism in the [[Western World]]. Post the [[Elevatorgate]] incident, Dawkins had a major loss of influence however (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).
[[Theo Hobson]] wrote in ''The Spectator'' in 2013:
[[Theo Hobson]] wrote in ''The Spectator'' in 2013: