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Line 1,043: − + − − In their 2010 journal article entitled, ''Secularism, Fundamentalism or Catholicism? The Religious Composition of the United States to 2043'' published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vegard Skirbekk and Anne Goujon wrote about [[American atheism]]: "The relatively [[Atheism and fertility rates|low fertility of secular Americans]] and the religiosity of the immigrant inflow provide a countervailing force that will cause the secularization process within the total population to plateau before 2043."<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/jssr_15101.pdf ''Secularism, Fundamentalism or Catholicism? The Religious Composition of the United States to 2043''], ''Journal for the Sientific Study of Religion'', vol. 49, no. 2 (June) 2010, Vegard Skirbekk and Anne Goujon,</ref> − − The ''Merriam Webster Online Dictionary'' defines the military tactic of a [[delaying action]] thusly: "a defensive military action in which advance of an enemy is delayed by fighting as long as possible without the defensive force becoming involved in decisive battle...".<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delaying%20action Delaying Action]</ref> − − The famous Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of 7 debates and each debate lasted 3 hours. The debates were between [[Abraham Lincoln]] and Stephan A. Douglas and mostly focused on the issue of [[slavery]]. − [[File:Jacques Berlinerblau.jpg|thumbnail|220px|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>]] − Given the attention span of today's public, after the launch of the now defunct New Atheism movement, which had some momentum for about 7 years [[Decline of militant atheism in the West|until it imploded]], there never was an extended decisive ideological battle between Christians and atheists. Instead, there were a stream of books, articles, debates, lectures, sermons, podcasts, movies, etc. There was nothing approaching something similar to the Lincoln–Douglas debates. As a result, there was a series of Christian delaying actions which helped weaken the [[atheist movement]] (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]). Now, numerous atheists have declared that the "atheist movement is dead" or that it is dying.<ref> − *[https://freethoughtblogs.com/reasoner/2017/10/21/the-atheism-movement-dead-or-alive/ The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought Blogs]] − *[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/11/seth-andrews-keeps-hearing-reports-of.html Atheist activist Seth Andrews keeps seeing reports on social media and the media that the atheist movement is dying], ''Examining Atheism'' − *[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-that-that-poseur-atheist-aron-ra.html Atheist 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 Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref> − − In 1990, the atheist philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheist apologetics|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments.<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> Yet, in 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] and [[Press release after Michael Martin pulled out of Martin-Bahnsen debate|Bahnson-Martin debate press release]]).<ref name="Bahsen at the Stein debate">[http://www.frame-poythress.org/frame_articles/Bahnsen.htm Bahsen at the Stein debate] by John Frame</ref> − − At this point, atheism has been effectively rebutted in every conceivable manner or nearly every conceivable manner (see also: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]). [[Conservapedia]] alone has nearly 1,000 articles/essays on atheism covering a wide variety of topics.<ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/Category:Atheism Conservapedia atheism articles]</ref>
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== Atheism and....", etc. The delaying action. Death by a thousand cuts ==
== Atheism and....", etc. The delaying action. Death by a thousand cuts ==
See also: [[Essay: The steady grinding down of atheism]]
See: [[Essay: To: SamHB, re: Atheism and..."]]