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Atheism and the Me Too Movement (view source)
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What is most troubling about the Krauss story is how many in the atheist movement knew about his reputation before the ''BuzzFeed'' article came out, including this writer. If secular communities want to provide a better alternative to religious institutions, why didn’t anyone confront Krauss sooner? Why are Shermer and Carrier still given a platform despite having similar accusations to those levied against Krauss?<ref>[https://medium.com/the-establishment/why-are-secular-skeptic-communities-failing-to-address-sexual-crime-26cddb5ce63b Why Are Secular Skeptic Communities Failing To Address Sexual Crime?] by Tris Mamone, ''Medium'', April 19, 2018</ref>}}
What is most troubling about the Krauss story is how many in the atheist movement knew about his reputation before the ''BuzzFeed'' article came out, including this writer. If secular communities want to provide a better alternative to religious institutions, why didn’t anyone confront Krauss sooner? Why are Shermer and Carrier still given a platform despite having similar accusations to those levied against Krauss?<ref>[https://medium.com/the-establishment/why-are-secular-skeptic-communities-failing-to-address-sexual-crime-26cddb5ce63b Why Are Secular Skeptic Communities Failing To Address Sexual Crime?] by Tris Mamone, ''Medium'', April 19, 2018</ref>}}
== Sikivu Hutchinson on the the MeToo Movement and organized atheism ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexism]] and [[Atheism and women]]
In 2018, [[David Silverman]] was fired from the American Atheist organization after allegations of financial conflicts and sexual assault.<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/david-silverman-atheist-fired-sexual-misconduct?utm_term=.yt64RqDPA#.ordaNrO4R This Firebrand Atheist Was Just Fired After Allegations Of Financial Conflicts And Sexual Assault]</ref>
In an article entitled ''Hiring of Accused Atheist Leader Is Reminder That #MeToo Is Still Needed in Organized Atheism'', Sikivu Hutchinson wrote about the hiring of David Silverman by the organization [[Atheist Alliance International]]:
{{Cquote|The recent decision by Atheist Alliance International (AAI) to hire the former leader of American Atheists, David Silverman, to its executive director position is yet another indication that this business-as-usual rehab strategy also applies to movement atheism, which can be just as corrupt, cronyistic, and swaggeringly hostile to women as corporate America.<ref>[https://rewire.news/religion-dispatches/2019/10/14/hiring-of-accused-atheist-leader-is-reminder-that-metoo-is-still-needed-in-organized-atheism/ Hiring of Accused Atheist Leader Is Reminder That #MeToo Is Still Needed in Organized Atheism] by Sikivu Hutchinson, Rewire News</ref>}}