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→Celebrity atheists
A '''celebrity''' is a widely known individual. [[Actor]]s and [[musician|musical artists]] are often considered celebrities. While some celebrities are famous for discoveries or works that benefit humanity, increasingly the [[liberal]] [[media]] are promoting and extolling 'celebrities' who have no real achievements to their credit: [[reality TV]] 'stars', relatives of the rich and famous, and those who are 'famous for being famous'. Great amounts of attention are paid to the immodesty, the [[drug]]-taking habits and promiscuous relationships of such 'celebrities', without any [[moral]] disapproval of such behaviour being voiced.
A '''celebrity''' is a widely known individual. [[Actor]]s and [[musician|musical artists]] are often considered celebrities. While some celebrities are famous for discoveries or works that benefit humanity, increasingly the [[liberal]] [[media]] are promoting and extolling 'celebrities' who have no real achievements to their credit: [[reality TV]] 'stars', relatives of the rich and famous, and those who are 'famous for being famous'. Great amounts of attention are paid to the immodesty, the [[drug]]-taking habits and promiscuous relationships of such 'celebrities', without any [[moral]] disapproval of such behaviour being voiced.
== Celebrity atheists ==
''See also:'' [[Celebrity atheists]] and [[Attempts to positively rebrand atheism]] and [[Atheism and groupthink]]
The American Media Group wrote about [[celebrity atheists]]:
{{Cquote|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 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>}}
Recently, the actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be out of rebellion.<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>
[[File:Richard Dawkins - March 2005.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Dawkins]] ]]
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]]).<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-cult-of-dicky-dawk.html The Cult of Dicky Dawkins]</ref>
The [[Atheism|atheist]] website ''Atheist Revolution'' declared about segments of the [[atheist population]]:
{{Cquote|We've seen various cliques emerge, some of which have largely abandoned critical thinking for dogma. This mutual admiration society strikes me as being [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/cohesion-comes-at-price.html antithetical to free thought], as similar ideas are rewarded through promotion while diverse perspectives receive less attention. This sets the stage for a type of [[groupthink]] that runs counter to [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/big-tent-atheism.html big tent atheism]...
By elevating some in our movement to the level of celebrities, I fear we have cheapened it through irrational hero worship.<ref>[http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/10/feeling-disillusioned-with-atheist.html ''Feeling Disillusioned With the Atheist Movement''], Atheist Revolution</ref>}}
In 2018, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] wrote: "I noticed the “troubling turn” about 8 years ago, as more and more atheists began to rally around two themes: the [[Atheism and leadership|Glorious Leaders]] who were fonts of inarguable Reason & Logic, and a [[definition of atheism]] that exempted them from all social responsibility or ethical obligation."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/05/22/get-out-of-my-head-eiynah/ Get out of my head, Eiynah!] by PZ Myers</ref><ref>[https://www.mercatornet.com/features/view/a-shambolic-atheist-community-faces-some-tough-choices/21401 A shambolic atheist community faces some tough choices] by [[Denyse O'Leary]]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and groupthink]]
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Hollywood values]]
*[[Hollywood values]]
*[[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]
*[[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]
== Notes ==
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