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''See also:'' [[Atheist fear of conservative Christians]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist fear of conservative Christians]]
== Atheist fear of conservative Christians ==
[[File:Sam Harris-2010.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The atheist [[Sam Harris]] quipped about [[William Lane Craig]] that he was "The one [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] who seems to have put the fear of God into many of my fellow atheists".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpM0D-MHyzs William Lane Craig Puts the Fear of God in Atheists], video clip of the [[William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris debate]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg The God Debate II: Harris vs. Craig], University of Notre Dame YouTube channel</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist fear of conservative Christians]]
According to a [[Baylor University]] study, when it comes to various individuals who hold various religions/worldviews, [[atheism|atheists]]/nonreligious have the greatest fear when it comes to a fear that conservative, [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Christians will limit their freedom or cause them physical harm.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/07/evangelicals-fear-muslims-atheists-fear-christians-how-americans-mistrust-each-other/?noredirect=on Evangelicals fear Muslims; atheists fear Christians: New poll show how Americans mistrust one another], Washington Post</ref> Atheists/nonreligious fear Muslims the second most when it comes to a fear they will limit their freedom or cause them physical harm.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/07/evangelicals-fear-muslims-atheists-fear-christians-how-americans-mistrust-each-other/?noredirect=on Evangelicals fear Muslims; atheists fear Christians: New poll show how Americans mistrust one another], Washington Post</ref> See also: [[Atheism vs. Christianity]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]]
According to 2013 [[FBI]] statistics, 6/10 of a percent of [[hate crime]]s were against atheists/[[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2013/topic-pages/victims/victims_final 2013 FBI hate crime statistics]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/atheism-the-next-civil-rights-movement.html Atheism: The Next Civil Rights movement], Vlad Chituc, ''The Daily Beast'', 4-6-2015</ref>
=== Prominent atheists being afraid/reluctant to debate conservative Christians ===
*[[Atheist fear of conservative Christians#Prominent atheists being afraid/reluctant to debate conservative Christians|Prominent atheists being afraid/reluctant to debate conservative Christians]]
*[[Atheism and cowardice]]
== Demographics and the post 2020 influence of the religious right in America ==
== Demographics and the post 2020 influence of the religious right in America ==