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''See also:'' [[Atheism and leadership]] [[Atheist organizations and scandals]] and [[Atheism, polyamory and other immoral relationships|Atheist leaders and immoral relationships]] and [[Atheist scandals]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and leadership]] [[Atheist organizations and scandals]] and [[Atheism, polyamory and other immoral relationships|Atheist leaders and immoral relationships]] and [[Atheist scandals]]

[[File:Mandisa Thomas.jpg|thumbnail|275px|right|In 2023, Mandisa Thomas resigned as a board member of the American Atheists organization amidst being accused of violating Black Nonbelievers’ code of conduct during the group’s annual SeaCon cruise and conference held on a Thanksgiving weekend. <ref>[https://religionnews.com/2023/02/01/american-atheists-board-members-exit-dogged-by-misconduct-allegations/ ''American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations''], Religious News Service 2023</ref>]]

[[File:Mandisa Thomas.jpg|thumbnail|275px|right|In 2023, Mandisa Thomas resigned as a board member of the American Atheists organization amidst being accused of violating Black Nonbelievers’ code of conduct during the group's annual SeaCon cruise and conference held on a Thanksgiving weekend.<ref>[https://religionnews.com/2023/02/01/american-atheists-board-members-exit-dogged-by-misconduct-allegations/ ''American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations''], Religious News Service 2023</ref>]]

On February 1, 2023 the Religious News Service reported in an article entitled ''American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations'':

On February 1, 2023, the Religious News Service reported in an article entitled ''American Atheists board members exit, dogged by misconduct allegations'':

{{Cquote|Two board members of American Atheists, one of the nation’s best-known atheist advocacy organizations, resigned in the past month after ethical concerns were raised about their actions at conferences for nonbelievers.

{{Cquote|Two board members of American Atheists, one of the nation’s best-known atheist advocacy organizations, resigned in the past month after ethical concerns were raised about their actions at conferences for nonbelievers.

''See also:'' [[Firing of David Silverman from the American Atheists organization]] and [[Atheism and sexism]] and [[Atheist feminism]]

''See also:'' [[Firing of David Silverman from the American Atheists organization]] and [[Atheism and sexism]] and [[Atheist feminism]]

As noted above, [[David Silverman]] served as the President of the American Atheists organization. <ref>http://www.atheists.org/about/Board_of_Directors</ref>  Silverman was fired due to 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> After Silverman was terminated from his job at American Atheists, ''The Washington Post'' declared concerning Silverman, "Since then, he has lost his job, longtime friends, sleep and weight."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/09/06/americas-leading-atheist-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-speaks-out/?utm_term=.69a8aea638b6&noredirect=on America’s leading atheist, accused of sexual misconduct, speaks out], Washington Post by Kimberly Winston, September 6, 2018</ref>

As noted above, [[David Silverman]] served as the President of the American Atheists organization.<ref>http://www.atheists.org/about/Board_of_Directors</ref>  Silverman was fired due to 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> After Silverman was terminated from his job at American Atheists, ''The Washington Post'' declared concerning Silverman, "Since then, he has lost his job, longtime friends, sleep and weight."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/09/06/americas-leading-atheist-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-speaks-out/?utm_term=.69a8aea638b6&noredirect=on America’s leading atheist, accused of sexual misconduct, speaks out], Washington Post by Kimberly Winston, September 6, 2018</ref>

Silverman, through his lawyer, denies any wrong doing and indicates he has never had a non-consensual sexual encounter.<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/american-atheists-president-david-silverman-fired-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations-223034/ American Atheists President David Silverman Fired After Sexual Misconduct Allegations], Christian Post, 2018</ref>  In 2019, atheists [[PZ Myers]] and Stephanie Zvan indicate that Silverman's attempts to improve his public image have failed.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/15/david-silverman-is-failing-redemption-101/ David Silverman is failing Redemption 101] by PZ Myers</ref><ref>[https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2019/08/15/david-silverman-liar-for-the-defense/ David Silverman: Liar for the Defense] by </ref>

Silverman, through his lawyer, denies any wrongdoing and indicates he has never had a non-consensual sexual encounter.<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/american-atheists-president-david-silverman-fired-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations-223034/ American Atheists President David Silverman Fired After Sexual Misconduct Allegations], Christian Post, 2018</ref>  In 2019, atheists [[PZ Myers]] and Stephanie Zvan indicate that Silverman's attempts to improve his public image have failed.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/08/15/david-silverman-is-failing-redemption-101/ David Silverman is failing Redemption 101] by PZ Myers</ref><ref>[https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2019/08/15/david-silverman-liar-for-the-defense/ David Silverman: Liar for the Defense] by</ref>

In his book, ''Fighting God'', Silverman indicates that he is a “proud feminist.”<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/david-silverman-was-a-proud-feminist/ David Silverman was a “Proud Feminist”]</ref> Concerning Silverman's scandals and subsequent firing, atheist and feminist [[PZ Myers]] said, "It's a terrible day for [[Atheist movement|organized atheism]]."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ David Silverman fired from American Atheists] by PZ Myers</ref>  Myers spent $1200 for a lifetime membership with American Atheists because he was impressed by the way Silverman went after the “anti-feminist” atheists.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/david-silverman-was-a-proud-feminist/ David Silverman was a “Proud Feminist”]</ref> See also: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]

In his book, ''Fighting God'', Silverman indicates that he is a “proud feminist.”<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/david-silverman-was-a-proud-feminist/ David Silverman was a “Proud Feminist”]</ref> Concerning Silverman's scandals and subsequent firing, atheist and feminist [[PZ Myers]] said, "It's a terrible day for [[Atheist movement|organized atheism]]."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ David Silverman fired from American Atheists] by PZ Myers</ref>  Myers spent $1200 for a lifetime membership with American Atheists because he was impressed by the way Silverman went after the “anti-feminist” atheists.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/david-silverman-was-a-proud-feminist/ David Silverman was a “Proud Feminist”]</ref> See also: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]

''See also:'' [[Demographic makeup of web visitors to the American Atheists website]] and [[Atheist websites appear to receive significantly less traffic from women]]

''See also:'' [[Demographic makeup of web visitors to the American Atheists website]] and [[Atheist websites appear to receive significantly less traffic from women]]

[[File:American Atheists website demographic data as of 1-14-2023 SimilarWeb.com data.jpg|center|thumbnail|1600px|According to SimilarWeb.com, the [[American Atheists]] website receives a majority of its web traffic from men.<ref>[https://www.similarweb.com/website/atheists.org/#demographics Demographics of web visitors to American Atheists website - Similarweb.com data]</ref>]]

[[File:American Atheists website demographic data as of 1-14-2023 SimilarWeb.com data.jpg|center|thumbnail|1600px|According to SimilarWeb.com, the American Atheists website receives a majority of its web traffic from men.<ref>[https://www.similarweb.com/website/atheists.org/#demographics Demographics of web visitors to American Atheists website - Similarweb.com data]</ref>]]

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''See also:'' [[Internet atheism]] and [[Embarrassing incidents concerning the website of the American Atheists]]

''See also:'' [[Internet atheism]] and [[Embarrassing incidents concerning the website of the American Atheists]]

[[File:American Atheists.jpg|thumbnail|205px|right|[[Nate Phelps]] spoke at the 2009 [[American Atheists]] convention.<ref>http://lifewithoutfaith.com/?p=183</ref>  Nate is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Inquiry Canada.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/ Huffington Post, May 2012]</ref> ]]

[[File:American Atheists.jpg|thumbnail|205px|right|[[Nate Phelps]] spoke at the 2009 American Atheists convention.<ref>http://lifewithoutfaith.com/?p=183</ref>  Nate is currently the executive director of the Center for Inquiry Canada.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nate-phelps/ Huffington Post, May 2012]</ref> ]]

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[[File:American Atheists website SEMRush.png|center|thumbnail|1000px]]

[[File:American Atheists website one of top keywords is athiest.jpg||center|thumbnail|1000px|According to the leading web marketing organization SEMRush, one of the top ways that people find the [[American Atheists]] organization's website via Google searches is by misspelling the word atheist.  About 18,100 Google searches a month are done for the keyword "athiest".]]

[[File:American Atheists website one of top keywords is athiest.jpg||center|thumbnail|1000px|According to the leading web marketing organization SEMRush, one of the top ways that people find the American Atheists organization's website via Google searches is by misspelling the word atheist.  About 18,100 Google searches a month are done for the keyword "athiest".]]

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On October 17, 2014, Shockofgod's blog declared:

On October 17, 2014, Shockofgod's blog declared:

As a result, American atheists contribute some of the most ill-informed/uneducated commentary on the internet.

As a result, American atheists contribute some of the most ill-informed/uneducated commentary on the internet.

Alexa is a popular web traffic tracking company.  Below is a portion of Alexa's site overview for the website of the [[American Atheists]] organization and notice that 5.01% of their search engine traffic comes from the keyword "athiest" which is a misspelling of the world atheist.

Alexa is a popular web traffic tracking company.  Below is a portion of Alexa's site overview for the website of the American Atheists organization and notice that 5.01% of their search engine traffic comes from the keyword "athiest" which is a misspelling of the world atheist.

From the Alexa website on October 17, 2014:

From the Alexa website on October 17, 2014: