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 === New Atheism and celebrity atheists ===
-[[File:Sam Harris-2010.jpg|thumbnail|260px|left|The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Sam Harris]] said concerning the label of [[Atheism|atheist]], "It's right next to child molester as a designation."(see also: [[Distrust of atheists]])<ref name="Harris">Roberts, Jessica, et al. (June 19, 2007).  [http://news21.com/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist "Interview with an atheist"].  News21.  Retrieved on July 30, 2014.</ref><ref name="NEWSWEEK Poll: 90% Believe in God">[http://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-poll-90-believe-god-97611 NEWSWEEK Poll: 90% Believe in God], ''Newsweek'' 2007</ref> See: [[Distrust of atheists]] ]]
+[[File:Sam Harris-2010.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Sam Harris]] said concerning the label of [[Atheism|atheist]], "It's right next to child molester as a designation."(see also: [[Distrust of atheists]])<ref name="Harris">Roberts, Jessica, et al. (June 19, 2007).  [http://news21.com/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist "Interview with an atheist"].  News21.  Retrieved on July 30, 2014.</ref><ref name="NEWSWEEK Poll: 90% Believe in God">[http://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-poll-90-believe-god-97611 NEWSWEEK Poll: 90% Believe in God], ''Newsweek'' 2007</ref> See: [[Distrust of atheists]] ]]
 See also: [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Irreligion/religion and war]] and [[Atheism and violence]]

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 === New Atheism and celebrity atheists ===
 See also: [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Irreligion/religion and war]] and [[Atheism and violence]]
 The article ''Why the arguments of the ‘New Atheists’ are often just as violent as religion'' states:
 {{Cquote|Celebrity atheists such as Richard Dawkins appear to claim the moral high ground when it comes to violence. Dawkins, along with [[Sam Harris]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], insist that because religion is intrinsically violent, then atheism is inherently more pacific. After all, if all the evils in the world can be blamed on religion, then arguably eliminating religion is not only desirable but a moral obligation for atheists who believe in peace.

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 The [[Scientology]] [[cult]] uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> The [[cult of personality]] surrounding Richard Dawkins is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]).
-Stratfor Advisory Services, which provide global enterprises predictive, customized intelligence assessments, wrote about violent ideologies and their recruitment methods:
+[[Stratfor]] Advisory Services, which provide global enterprises predictive, customized intelligence assessments, wrote about violent ideologies and their recruitment methods:
 {{Cquote|A few weeks ago I wrote about how uncannily similar today's [[jihad]]ists are to the [[anarchism|anarchists]] who came a century before them...

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 See also: [[British atheism]] ]]
-The American Media Group wrote about '''celebrity atheists''':
+The American Media Group wrote about '''celebrity atheists''': "[[Celebrities|Celebrity]] [[atheism|atheists]] are everywhere and it’s not hard to wonder why. After all, with so much adulation and praise, entertainers have become their own [[religion|religious]] figures in a sense. Their celebrity has become something to worship and actors such as [[George Clooney]] and [[Brad Pitt]] are at the forefront. These celebs have chosen to forgo a higher power in exchange for something a little more glamorous."<ref>[https://okmagazine.com/photos/famous-celebrity-atheists/ NO FAITH, NO PROBLEM! THE 21 MOST FAMOUS CELEBRITY ATHEISTS]</ref>
-{{Cquote|[[Celebrities|Celebrity]] [[atheism|atheists]] are everywhere and it’s not hard to wonder why. After all, with so much adulation and praise, entertainers have become their own [[religion|religious]] figures in a sense. Their celebrity has become something to worship and actors such as [[George Clooney]] and [[Brad Pitt]] are at the forefront. These celebs have chosen to forgo a higher power in exchange for something a little more glamorous.<ref>[https://okmagazine.com/photos/famous-celebrity-atheists/ NO FAITH, NO PROBLEM! THE 21 MOST FAMOUS CELEBRITY ATHEISTS]</ref>}}
 The actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be one out of rebellion (see also: [[Causes of atheism]]).<ref>[https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Brad-Pitt-says-he-s-given-up-on-atheism-and-clings-to-religion Brad Pitt says he's given up on atheism and 'clings to religion']</ref>
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 [[File:Temple of Reason.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|The Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg was turned into a Temple of Reason by the [[Cult of Reason]]. See: [[Atheist cults]] ]]
-The [[Scientology]] [[cult]] uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> [[Vox Day]] noted that the [[cult of personality]] surrounding Richard Dawkins is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]).<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-cult-of-dicky-dawk.html The Cult of Dicky Dawkins]</ref>
+The [[Scientology]] [[cult]] uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> The [[cult of personality]] surrounding Richard Dawkins is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]).
 Stratfor Advisory Services, which provide global enterprises predictive, customized intelligence assessments, wrote about violent ideologies and their recruitment methods:

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 == See also ==
 *[[Atheism and public relations]]
 *[[Attempts to positively rebrand atheism]]

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-[[File:Celebrity atheists.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Stephen Fry]] is an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396915n January 30, 2012 CBS Stephen Fry interview with Charlie Rose]</ref>
+[[File:Celebrity atheists.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Stephen Fry]] is an [[atheism|atheist]].<ref name="cbsnews.com">[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396915n January 30, 2012 CBS Stephen Fry interview with Charlie Rose]</ref>
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 Below is a list of celebrity atheists :
 [[File:Richard Dawkins - March 2005.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]]  ]]
-*[[Stephen Fry]]<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396915n January 30, 2012 CBS Stephen Fry interview with Charlie Rose]</ref> See also: [[British atheism]]
+*[[Stephen Fry]]<ref name="cbsnews.com"/> See also: [[British atheism]]
 *[[Ricky Gervais]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20070624.shtml|title=BBC Radio 4 – Factual&nbsp;— Desert Island Discs&nbsp;— Ricky Gervais}}</ref><ref name="23 Celebrity atheists">[https://www.buzzfeed.com/austingebbia1/25-celebrities-who-are-totally-going-to-hell 23 Celebrities Who Don't Believe In A Higher Power].</ref>
 *[[Penn Jillette]] (Outspoken [[weak atheism|weak atheist]])<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2005/11/21/5015557/there-is-no-god Penn Jillette - National Public Radio]</ref><ref>[http://www.centerforinquiry.net/oncampus/blog/entry/i_expose_penn_jillettes_logic_trick/ The Course of Reason: I Expose Penn Jillette’s Logic Trick], Center for Inquiry</ref>
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 *[[Woody Allen]]<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
 *[[Richard Dawkins]], in addition to being a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement, is often referred to as the "world's most famous atheist".<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9102740/Richard-Dawkins-I-cant-be-sure-God-does-not-exist.html Richard Dawkins: I can't be sure God does not exist], ''The Telegraph''</ref> But when interviewed, he claims that, on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is perfect faith in God and 7 is perfect confidence in atheism, he is a 6.9.<ref>{{Cite news |author= Bingham, John |title= Richard Dawkins: I can't be sure God does not exist |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9102740/Richard-Dawkins-I-cant-be-sure-God-does-not-exist.html |newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date= February 24, 2012 |accessdate= February 24, 2012}}</ref> Despite being an elderly, self-declared [[agnosticism|agnostic]], in his book ''[[The God Delusion]]'', Dawkins said that "permanent in agnosticism in principle" is "fence-sitting, intellectual cowardice" (see: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]]).<ref>''The God Delusion'', page 70</ref>  In recent years, Dawkins' popularity has waned (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).
-*[[Bill Nye]]<ref>[https://evolutionnews.org/2017/05/bill-nye-insults-the-world-creationists-have-small-brains/ Bill Nye Insults the World: “Creationists” Have “Small Brains”], ''Evolution News''</ref><ref>Cedar, Joshua (September 19, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/bill-nye-science-guy-or-secular-activist/ ''Bill Nye: Science Guy'' or Secular Activist?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanhumanist.org/news/details/2010-06-humanists-hold-69th-annual-conference-in-san-jose-cal |title=Humanists hold 69th annual conference San Jose, California |work=Website AHA |publisher=American Humanist Association |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref>
+*[[Bill Nye]]<ref>[https://evolutionnews.org/2017/05/bill-nye-insults-the-world-creationists-have-small-brains/ Bill Nye Insults the World: “Creationists” Have “Small Brains”], ''Evolution News''</ref><ref>Cedar, Joshua (September 19, 2017). [https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/bill-nye-science-guy-or-secular-activist/ ''Bill Nye: Science Guy'' or Secular Activist?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 15, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanhumanist.org/news/details/2010-06-humanists-hold-69th-annual-conference-in-san-jose-cal |title=Humanists hold 69th annual conference San Jose, California |work=Website AHA |publisher=American Humanist Association |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=December 31, 2014}}</ref>
 *[[Howard Stern]]<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/austingebbia1/25-celebrities-who-are-totally-going-to-hell Howard Stern - 25 celebrities who are atheists]</ref>
 *[[Larry King]]<ref name="normlive">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpKgXcDNuo4&feature=youtu.be&t=47m20s|title=Norm Macdonald & Larry King - Norm Macdonald Live - Video Podcast Network |publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=April 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://ppsimmons.blogspot.com/2014/05/howard-stern-and-larry-king-on-atheism.html Howard Stern and Larry King on Atheism and Homosexuality] by Michael Shoesmith, Wednesday, May 7, 2014</ref>
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 *[[Hugh Hefner]]<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2013/02/23/10_celebs_you_didnt_know_were_atheists_partner/ 10 celebs you didn't know were atheists], ''Salon'' 2-23-2010</ref> (See also: [[Atheism and pornography]])
 *[[Larry Flynt]]<ref>Flynt writes, "I have left my religious conversion behind and settled into a comfortable state of atheism": see the epilogue of Flynt and Ross</ref><ref>"I am not saying he don't believe in God. I am just saying I don't believe in God. That puts me at odds with him." ''[https://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9701/11/falwell.v.flynt/lkl.00.html Larry King Live]'', January 10, 1996</ref>
-*[[Katharine Hepburn]]<ref>Hepburn stated "I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people" in the October 1991 issue of Ladies' Home Journal[https://web.archive.org/web/20050921170257/http://atheism.about.com/b/a/2003_06_29.htm]</ref>
+*[[Katharine Hepburn]]<ref>Hepburn stated "I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people" in the October 1991 issue of Ladies' Home Journal [https://web.archive.org/web/20050921170257/http://atheism.about.com/b/a/2003_06_29.htm]</ref>
 *[[Billy Joel]]<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/atheist-day-2018-billy-joel-stephen-hawking-and-more-why-god-may-not-exist-868074 'ATHEIST DAY' 2018: BILLY JOEL, EMMA THOMPSON AND MORE ON WHY GOD MAY NOT EXIST], Newsweek</ref>
 *[[Jesse Ventura]]<ref>[https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2012/06/22/jesse-ventura-i%E2%80%99m-an-atheist-and-i%E2%80%99m-proud-to-say-it/ Jesse Ventura - I am an atheists and proud to say it]</ref>
-*[[Julianne Moore]]<ref>[https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2015/01/30/actress-julianne-moore-briefly-mentions-her-atheism-in-an-interview/ Actress Julianne Moore Briefly Mentions Her Atheism in an Interview]</ref><ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
+*[[Julianne Moore]]<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/><ref>[https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2015/01/30/actress-julianne-moore-briefly-mentions-her-atheism-in-an-interview/ Actress Julianne Moore Briefly Mentions Her Atheism in an Interview]</ref>
-*Seth McFarlane<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a6099/seth-macfarlane-interview-0909/ Hungover with Seth MacFarlane]</ref><ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
+*Seth McFarlane<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/><ref>[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a6099/seth-macfarlane-interview-0909/ Hungover with Seth MacFarlane]</ref>
-*Ani Defranco<ref> Rothschild, Matthew (May 9, 2000). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080928190531/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_5_64/ai_61963258/pg_5 Ani DiFranco – folk singer – Interview]". The Progressive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.</ref>
+*Ani Defranco<ref>Rothschild, Matthew (May 9, 2000). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080928190531/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_5_64/ai_61963258/pg_5 Ani DiFranco – folk singer – Interview]". The Progressive. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008.</ref>
-*Emma Thompson<ref>[https://entertainment.inquirer.net/291190/emma-thompson-atheist-religions-oppress-many-women Emma Thompson: I am an atheist because religions oppress many women]</ref><ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
+*Emma Thompson<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/><ref>[https://entertainment.inquirer.net/291190/emma-thompson-atheist-religions-oppress-many-women Emma Thompson: I am an atheist because religions oppress many women]</ref>
 *David Cross<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
-*Kiera Knightly<ref>[https://ffrf.org/news/day/dayitems/item/16441-keira-knightley Keira Knightley]</ref><ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
+*Kiera Knightly<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/><ref>[https://ffrf.org/news/day/dayitems/item/16441-keira-knightley Keira Knightley]</ref>
 *Patton Oswalt<ref name="23 Celebrity atheists"/>
 *Rodney Dangerfield<ref>[https://ffrf.org/news/day/dayitems/item/14909-rodney-dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield]</ref>
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 In addition, many famous actors/actresses have inflated [[ego]]s as do many atheists (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and narcissism]]).
-For example, an article in ''The Daily Illini'' (a newspaper at the University of Illinios) indicated: "It’s awards season yet again, and I for one feel overwhelmed with the amount of awards shows that seem to exist purely for stoking the already inflated egos of [[Hollywood]]."<ref>[COLUMN: Stop giving celebrities so many awards – their egos are big enough], ''The Daily Illini''</ref>
+For example, an article in ''The Daily Illini'' (a newspaper at the University of Illinois) indicated: "It’s awards season yet again, and I for one feel overwhelmed with the amount of awards shows that seem to exist purely for stoking the already inflated egos of [[Hollywood]]."<ref>[COLUMN: Stop giving celebrities so many awards – their egos are big enough], ''The Daily Illini''</ref>
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 Many celebrity/famous atheists lists have a tendency to inflate their list by claiming [[agnosticism|agnostics]] to be atheists or even claiming [[theism|theists]] as being atheists (see: [[American atheism#American atheist activists exaggerating the number of atheists in the United States|Atheists inflating the number of atheists]] and [[Atheism and deception]]).
-Part of the problem is the some atheists/agnostics give vague responses in relation to the existence of God when asked which is partly due to much of the public having unfavorable views towards atheists (see: [[Views on atheists]] and [[Distrust of atheists]] and [[Closet atheist]]). Also, there are various [[definition of atheism|definitions of atheism]]).
+Part of the problem is the some atheists/agnostics give vague responses in relation to the existence of God when asked which is partly due to much of the public having unfavorable views towards atheists (see: [[Views on atheists]] and [[Distrust of atheists]] and [[Closet atheist]]). Also, there are various [[definition of atheism|definitions of atheism]].
 == Celebrity atheist lists and celebrity sports figures ==
-[[File:Basketball.jpg|right|225px|thumbnail|Numerous studies report that athletes to be more religious than non-athletes.<ref>[http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/strength-religious-faith-athletes-and-nonathletes-two-ncaa-division-iii-institutions ''Strength of Religious Faith of Athletes and Nonathletes at Two NCAA Division III Institutions'']</ref>]]
+[[File:Basketball.jpg|right|225px|thumbnail|Numerous studies report that athletes to be more religious than non-athletes.<ref name="thesportjournal.org">[http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/strength-religious-faith-athletes-and-nonathletes-two-ncaa-division-iii-institutions ''Strength of Religious Faith of Athletes and Nonathletes at Two NCAA Division III Institutions'']</ref>]]
 ''See also:'' [[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]
-Numerous studies report that athletes to be more religious than non-athletes (see: [[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]).<ref>[http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/strength-religious-faith-athletes-and-nonathletes-two-ncaa-division-iii-institutions ''Strength of Religious Faith of Athletes and Nonathletes at Two NCAA Division III Institutions'']</ref>
+Numerous studies report that athletes to be more religious than non-athletes (see: [[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]).<ref name="thesportjournal.org"/>
 Celebrity atheists lists are extremely sparse when it comes to very well-known celebrity atheist athletes.
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 Yet [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629817302640 our research shows] that in the [[War on Terror]], these atheists have been surprisingly willing to align themselves with policies which are at least as violent – and in some cases more so – than many of those perpetrated in the name of religion...
-Their arguments are not new. But, unlike more ponderous academic atheist philosophers, they seemingly cultivated combative and acerbic, media-savvy personae. Their success at writing bestselling books, giving engaging public talks and cultivating a global following through social media, has made them minor celebrities. For example, Dawkins has been depicted in [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]] and [[The Simpsons]] – and even made a cameo appearance in [[Dr. Who]].<ref>[https://theconversation.com/why-the-arguments-of-the-new-atheists-are-often-just-as-violent-as-religion-95185 ''Why the arguments of the ‘New Atheists’ are often just as violent as religion'']</ref>}}
+Their arguments are not new. But, unlike more ponderous academic atheist philosophers, they seemingly cultivated combative and acerbic, media-savvy personae. Their success at writing bestselling books, giving engaging public talks and cultivating a [[Global atheism|global following]] through [[social media]], has made them minor celebrities. For example, Dawkins has been depicted in [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]] and [[The Simpsons]] – and even made a cameo appearance in [[Dr. Who]].<ref>[https://theconversation.com/why-the-arguments-of-the-new-atheists-are-often-just-as-violent-as-religion-95185 ''Why the arguments of the ‘New Atheists’ are often just as violent as religion'']</ref>}}
 == Overlap between celebrity atheists and Hollywood ==