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Causes of desecularization (view source)
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''See also:'' [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]
''See also:'' [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]
[[File:Jacques Berlinerblau.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|In 2011, atheist [[Jacques Berlinerblau]] declared: "The Golden Age of [[Secularism]] has passed."<ref>Berlinerblau, Jacques (February 4, 2011). [http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/obama-at-the-national-prayer-breakfast-raging-christ-fest-secular-wake/31816 "Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast"]. The Chronicle of Higher Education/Brainstorm blog. Retrieved on May 29, 2015.</ref>]]
A number of atheists have declared that the "[[atheist movement]] is dead".<ref>
*[The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought blogs]
*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-that-that-poseur-atheist-aron-ra.htmlAtheist Aron Ra indicates the atheist movement is dead. Now that that Aron Ra has surrendered....], ''[[Examining Atheism]]''
*[http://www.atheistrev.com/2013/12/the-day-atheist-movement-died.html The Day the Atheist Movement Died] by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution
*[https://twitter.com/jennifurret/status/405391218273554433 Jennifer McCreight on the Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref>
In 2017, atheist [[David Smalley]] has indicated that [[leftism|leftist]]/[[progressivism|progressive]] atheists were "killing the atheist movement" through being contentious and divisive (see also: [[Atheist factions]]).<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2017/06/reasonably-controversial-regressive-left-killing-atheist-movement/ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement] by David Smalley</ref> Smalley indicated that the atheist movement was disintegrating.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2017/06/reasonably-controversial-regressive-left-killing-atheist-movement/ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement] by David Smalley</ref> Former [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[PZ Myers]], who subscribes to progressive politics, says he is no longer a member of the atheist movement.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/08/26/get-out-a-message-for-the-atheist-movement/ Get Out! A message for the atheist movement] by PZ Myers</ref>
Post [[Atheism plus]] movement and post the [[Elevatorgate]] controversy, within [[Western World|Western]] atheism, there has been increased conflict between atheists who espouse political [[progressivism]] ([[feminism]], [[identity politics]], [[multiculturalism]]) and atheists who disagree with all or part of political progressivism (see: [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]).
Post [[Atheism plus]] movement and post the [[Elevatorgate]] controversy, within [[Western World|Western]] atheism, there has been increased conflict between atheists who espouse political [[progressivism]] ([[feminism]], [[identity politics]], [[multiculturalism]]) and atheists who disagree with all or part of political progressivism (see: [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]).