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Line 154: + + − Debates raged over praying for Richard Dawkins health after his stroke.<ref>[http://www.charismanews.com/world/55133-debate-rages-over-praying-for-atheist-richard-dawkins-after-stroke Debate rages over praying for atheist Richard Dawkins after stroke]</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-church-of-england-deny-trolling-biologist-by-sending-prayers-following-minor-stroke-a6871966.html Richard Dawkins: Church of England denies 'trolling' biologist by sending 'prayers' following minor stroke]</ref> − [[File:Richard Dawkins photograph.jpg|thumbnail|200px|[[Richard Dawkins]] said about vegetarianism/veganism: "[It] leaves me in a very difficult moral position…".<ref name="salonvegan">[https://www.salon.com/2016/01/09/new_atheists_must_become_new_vegans_sam_harris_richard_dawkins_and_the_extra_burden_on_moral_leaders/ New atheists must become new vegans: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and the extra burden on moral leaders], ''Salon'', 2016</ref> See: [[Richard Dawkins on veganism]] ]]
→Dawkins' disinvitation to speak at a skeptics conference due to a feminism/Islam controversy
Dawkins has accumulated over 30,000 Twitter tweets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Richard Dawkins Twitter]</ref> ''The Independent'' reported, "Dawkins also admitted he wasn't very good at managing Twitter and the strong reactions his posts tend to provoke. 'Twitter is very difficult medium to handle,' he said. 'I’m not much of a diplomat.'"<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-defends-ahmed-mohamed-comments-and-dismisses-islamophobia-as-a-non-word-10515389.html Richard Dawkins defends Ahmed Mohamed comments and dismisses Islamophobia as a 'non-word']</ref> However, after his stroke, in May 2016, Dawkins gave up posting on Twitter for awhile and the tweets that appeared in his name were done by his staff.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2016/05/26/dawkins-ive-given-up-twitter/ Dawkins: I’ve Given Up Twitter.]</ref> See also: [[Richard Dawkins and Twitter]]
Dawkins has accumulated over 30,000 Twitter tweets.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Richard Dawkins Twitter]</ref> ''The Independent'' reported, "Dawkins also admitted he wasn't very good at managing Twitter and the strong reactions his posts tend to provoke. 'Twitter is very difficult medium to handle,' he said. 'I’m not much of a diplomat.'"<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-defends-ahmed-mohamed-comments-and-dismisses-islamophobia-as-a-non-word-10515389.html Richard Dawkins defends Ahmed Mohamed comments and dismisses Islamophobia as a 'non-word']</ref> However, after his stroke, in May 2016, Dawkins gave up posting on Twitter for awhile and the tweets that appeared in his name were done by his staff.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/affinity/2016/05/26/dawkins-ive-given-up-twitter/ Dawkins: I’ve Given Up Twitter.]</ref> See also: [[Richard Dawkins and Twitter]]
[[File:Richard Dawkins photograph.jpg|thumbnail|200px|[[Richard Dawkins]] said about vegetarianism/veganism: "[It] leaves me in a very difficult moral position…".<ref name="salonvegan">[https://www.salon.com/2016/01/09/new_atheists_must_become_new_vegans_sam_harris_richard_dawkins_and_the_extra_burden_on_moral_leaders/ New atheists must become new vegans: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and the extra burden on moral leaders], ''Salon'', 2016</ref> See: [[Richard Dawkins on veganism]] ]]
Debates raged over praying for Richard Dawkins health after his stroke.<ref>[http://www.charismanews.com/world/55133-debate-rages-over-praying-for-atheist-richard-dawkins-after-stroke Debate rages over praying for atheist Richard Dawkins after stroke]</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-church-of-england-deny-trolling-biologist-by-sending-prayers-following-minor-stroke-a6871966.html Richard Dawkins: Church of England denies 'trolling' biologist by sending 'prayers' following minor stroke]</ref>
''The Guardian'' reported that Dawkins is expected to have a full recovery or near full recovery from his stroke.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/12/richard-dawkins-has-stroke-on-eve-of-australia-and-new-zealand-tour Richard Dawkins stroke forces delay of Australia and New Zealand tour], ''The Guardian'', February 11, 2016</ref>
''The Guardian'' reported that Dawkins is expected to have a full recovery or near full recovery from his stroke.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/12/richard-dawkins-has-stroke-on-eve-of-australia-and-new-zealand-tour Richard Dawkins stroke forces delay of Australia and New Zealand tour], ''The Guardian'', February 11, 2016</ref>