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Atheists have tried to pretend that Conservapedia's atheism article are merely reinforcing the opinions of Christian fundamentalists and nobody else take the material seriously. Yet, this is obviously not true.  

Atheists have tried to pretend that Conservapedia's atheism article are merely reinforcing the opinions of Christian fundamentalists and nobody else take the material seriously. Yet, this is obviously not true.  

 

Conservapedia was founded by [[Andy Schlafly]] who is the son of the late anti-[[feminism|feminist]] [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. Yet, even the feminist [[Monica Shores]] quoted Conservapedia's material related to the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]].  Her ''Ms. Magazine'' article titled ''Will “[[New Atheism]]” Make Room For Women?'' was one of the first articles criticizing the New Atheism movement for being [[sexism|sexist]].<ref>[http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/will-new-atheism-make-room-for-women/ ''Will “New Atheism” Make Room For Women''] by Monica Shores, ''Ms. Magazine''</ref> She also cited [[Conservapedia]] in her article and indicated: "The lack of lady presence is so visible that Conservapedia commented on it by noting that [[Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science website|Dawkins’ website]] overwhelmingly attracts male visitors."<ref>[http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/will-new-atheism-make-room-for-women/ ''Will “New Atheism” Make Room For Women''] by Monica Shores, ''Ms. Magazine''</ref>

Conservapedia was founded by [[Andy Schlafly]] who is the son of the late anti-[[feminism|feminist]] [[Phyllis Schlafly]]. Yet, even the feminist [[Monica Shores]] quoted Conservapedia's material related to the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]].  Her ''Ms. Magazine'' article titled ''Will “[[New Atheism]]” Make Room For Women?'' was one of the first articles criticizing the New Atheism movement for being [[sexism|sexist]].<ref>[http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/will-new-atheism-make-room-for-women/ ''Will “New Atheism” Make Room For Women''] by Monica Shores, ''Ms. Magazine''</ref> She also cited [[Conservapedia]] in her article and indicated: "The lack of lady presence is so visible that Conservapedia commented on it by noting that [[Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science website|Dawkins’ website]] overwhelmingly attracts male visitors."<ref>[http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/will-new-atheism-make-room-for-women/ ''Will “New Atheism” Make Room For Women''] by Monica Shores, ''Ms. Magazine''</ref>

In the last 10 years or so, negative views about atheists in the United States have sharpened (see: [[Views on atheists]]). According to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]], as of 11/2/2017, Conservapedia receives 62.3% of its web traffic from the United States.<ref>[https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/conservapedia.com Alexa- Conservapedia]</ref> Conservapedia has one the largest collection of articles on atheism on the internet.

In the last 10 years or so, negative views about atheists in the United States have sharpened (see: [[Views on atheists]]). According to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]], as of 11/2/2017, Conservapedia receives 62.3% of its web traffic from the United States.<ref>[https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/conservapedia.com Alexa- Conservapedia]</ref> Conservapedia has one the largest collection of articles on atheism on the internet.

 

A 2016 press release of a University of Minnesota study on atheists reported:

A 2016 press release of a University of Minnesota study on atheists reported:

{{Cquote|Survey data collected in 2014 shows that, compared to data collected in 2003, Americans have sharpened their negative views of atheists...

{{Cquote|Survey data collected in 2014 shows that, compared to data collected in 2003, Americans have sharpened their negative views of atheists...