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→Impact of the New Atheism
In 2010, it was reported that ''The God Delusion'' sold 2,086,402 copies and 907,161 of those copies were sold in [[North America]]. Contrastly, in 2010, the [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christian]] [[Rick Warren]] sold between 25,000,000 and 50,000,000 copies of his book ''The Purpose Driven Life''.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2010/02/03/how-many-copies-of-the-god-delusion-have-been-sold/ How Many Copies of The God Delusion Have Been Sold?]</ref>
In 2010, it was reported that ''The God Delusion'' sold 2,086,402 copies and 907,161 of those copies were sold in [[North America]]. Contrastly, in 2010, the [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christian]] [[Rick Warren]] sold between 25,000,000 and 50,000,000 copies of his book ''The Purpose Driven Life''.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2010/02/03/how-many-copies-of-the-god-delusion-have-been-sold/ How Many Copies of The God Delusion Have Been Sold?]</ref>
=== New Atheism movement and American negative views on atheists increasing ===
=== New Atheism movement and American negative views on atheists increasing ===
Atheists have attempted various attempts to rebrand atheism, including New Atheism, but they have been largely unsuccessful (see: [[Atheists failed attempts to positively rebrand atheism]]).
An April 17, 2011 atheist essay entitled ''Are atheists strengthening religion?'' declared:
An April 17, 2011 atheist essay entitled ''Are atheists strengthening religion?'' declared: