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Post [[Elevatorgate]] (a July 2011 controversy in which [[Richard Dawkins]] was accused of [[misogny]]), there has been a lot of friction with the [[atheist movement]] (see: [[Atheist factions]]).
Post [[Elevatorgate]] (a July 2011 controversy in which [[Richard Dawkins]] was accused of [[misogny]]), there has been a lot of friction with the [[atheist movement]] (see: [[Atheist factions]]).
At the [[American Atheists]] 2018 convention, [[David Silverman]], ex-president of the American Atheists organization, gave a speech entitled, "How the mighty get back up". The speech alluded to the pro-religious rights agenda of the [[Trump administration]] (See: [[Donald Trump and American atheists]]). During the speech Silverman said regarding American atheists, "We are suffering a level of [[defeatism]] that I have never seen before". (See: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref> Later in 2018, Silverman was fired due to allegations of financial conflicts and sexual assault (see also: [[Atheism and sexism]]).<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/david-silverman-atheist-fired-sexual-misconduct?utm_term=.yt64RqDPA#.ordaNrO4R This Firebrand Atheist Was Just Fired After Allegations Of Financial Conflicts And Sexual Assault]</ref>
At the [[American Atheists]] 2018 convention, [[David Silverman]], ex-president of the [[American Atheists]] organization, gave a speech entitled, "How the mighty get back up". The speech alluded to the pro-religious rights agenda of the [[Trump administration]] (See: [[Donald Trump and American atheists]]). During the speech Silverman said regarding American atheists, "We are suffering a level of [[defeatism]] that I have never seen before". (See: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref> Later in 2018, Silverman was fired due to allegations of financial conflicts and sexual assault (see also: [[Atheism and sexism]]).<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/david-silverman-atheist-fired-sexual-misconduct?utm_term=.yt64RqDPA#.ordaNrO4R This Firebrand Atheist Was Just Fired After Allegations Of Financial Conflicts And Sexual Assault]</ref>
At the 2018 [[American Atheists]] convention, the ex-president of the American Atheist organization [[David Silverman]] declared:
At the 2018 American Atheists convention, the ex-president of the American Atheist organization [[David Silverman]] declared:
{{Cquote|It is a hard time to be [[Atheist activist|an atheist activist]]. This has affected us. And it has affected our community...
{{Cquote|It is a hard time to be [[Atheist activist|an atheist activist]]. This has affected us. And it has affected our community...