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Lindsay claimed, however, that Kurtz voluntarily resigned from the organization he founded and Kurtz was never censored. Furthermore, Lindsay said that Kurtz's idea of a "planetary federation" was impractical.<ref name="youtube.com"/> Kurtz countered that he was never allowed to publish why he resigned from the organization and that he was censored by the organization that he founded.<ref name="youtube.com"/>
Lindsay claimed, however, that Kurtz voluntarily resigned from the organization he founded and Kurtz was never censored. Furthermore, Lindsay said that Kurtz's idea of a "planetary federation" was impractical.<ref name="youtube.com"/> Kurtz countered that he was never allowed to publish why he resigned from the organization and that he was censored by the organization that he founded.<ref name="youtube.com"/>
[[Austin Dacey]], a [[United Nations]] representative for [[Center for Inquiry]] and figure in the [[Atheism 3.0]] movement criticized the [[New Atheism]] movement for insisting on the removal of religion from the public square on grounds that doing so would shield religion from criticism and circumvent debate on [[morality]].<ref>Multiple references:
*{{cite book|last=Ledewitz|first=Bruce|title=Church, State, and the Crisis in American Secularism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xgPUVgEaLoC&pg=PA197&dq=%22Atheism+3.0%22&hl=en&ei=bQ4rTq2qHe_CsQLRqMWjCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Atheism%203.0%22&f=false|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|quote=And Burke also refers to Austin Dacey, who wants religion to be free to remain in the public square, in part at least, "to criticize it."|year=2011|accessdate=23 July 2011}}
*{{cite news|last=Burke|first=Daniel|title=Atheism 3.0 finds a little more room for religion|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-10-19-atheism-belief_N.htm|publisher=[[USA Today]]|quote=Atheists who insist that religion be removed from the public square are doing themselves a disservice, argues Austin Dacey, a former United Nations representative for the staunchly secularist Center for Inquiry and author of ''The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life''. A godless public square not only shields religion from public criticism, it also circumvents a broader debate on morality, he argues.|date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
== Criticism of the Center for Inquiry in relation to its financial management ==
== Criticism of the Center for Inquiry in relation to its financial management ==