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{{Cquote|...both countries have also experienced a rising influence of religion in the public sphere since the turn of the century. In the U.S this has centered on the role of the [[Religious Right|Christian Right]], especially under the administration of [[George W. Bush]]. In Britain, issues of [[multiculturalism]] and faith schools have been particularly prominent. In this context, new atheism can be said to represent something of a defensive rear-guard action, an attempt to push back against the [[Desecularization|encroaching forces of faith]], and a response to a world that, as Aronson (2008) observes, “no longer seems to be going our way”.<ref>[http://secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.5334/snr.al/print/ Faithless: The politics of new atheism] by Steven Kettell</ref>}}

{{Cquote|...both countries have also experienced a rising influence of religion in the public sphere since the turn of the century. In the U.S this has centered on the role of the [[Religious Right|Christian Right]], especially under the administration of [[George W. Bush]]. In Britain, issues of [[multiculturalism]] and faith schools have been particularly prominent. In this context, new atheism can be said to represent something of a defensive rear-guard action, an attempt to push back against the [[Desecularization|encroaching forces of faith]], and a response to a world that, as Aronson (2008) observes, “no longer seems to be going our way”.<ref>[http://secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.5334/snr.al/print/ Faithless: The politics of new atheism] by Steven Kettell</ref>}}

The four most prominent writers of the New Atheist movement are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett and they have commonly been called "the four horsemen" of New [[Atheism]]. [[PZ Myers]] dubbed himself the "fifth horseman" of the New [[Atheism]] movement, but the fifth horseman term never caught on and he was mocked by some fellow atheists such as [[Michael Nugent]] (See also: [[PZ Myers' loss of influence]]).<ref>

The four most prominent writers of the New Atheist movement are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett and they have commonly been called "the four horsemen" of New [[Atheism]]. [[PZ Myers]] dubbed himself the "fifth horseman" of the New [[Atheism]] movement, but the "fifth horseman" term "fifth horseman" never caught on and Myers was mocked by some fellow atheists such as [[Michael Nugent]] for self-appointing himself the "fifth horseman" of the New Atheism movement (See also: [[PZ Myers' loss of influence]]).<ref>

*[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/11/04/chronology-of-misrepresentations-and-smears-in-the-atheist-movement-by-pz-myers-and-others/ Chronology of misrepresentations and smears in the atheist movement by PZ Myers and others] by Michael Nugent on November 4, 2014

*[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/11/04/chronology-of-misrepresentations-and-smears-in-the-atheist-movement-by-pz-myers-and-others/ Chronology of misrepresentations and smears in the atheist movement by PZ Myers and others] by Michael Nugent on November 4, 2014

*[http://thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman Comes a Horseman] by PZ Myers • 13 October 2009

*[http://thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman Comes a Horseman] by PZ Myers • 13 October 2009

*[http://skeptischism.com/atheismneat/ PZ Myers, Animal Lover], Atheism Neat by Matt Cavanaugh</ref>  In 2017, Myers renounced the New Atheism movement.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/07/31/the-new-atheism-is-dead-long-live-atheism/ The New Atheism is dead. Long live atheism.]</ref> In 2019, after being mocked for aspiring to the be the fifth horseman of New Atheism movement, PZ Myers denied ever wanting to hold such a position.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/04/10/dont-you-just-love-reading-myths-about-yourself/ Don’t you just love reading myths about yourself?] by PZ Myers</ref>

*[http://skeptischism.com/atheismneat/ PZ Myers, Animal Lover], Atheism Neat by Matt Cavanaugh</ref>  In 2017, Myers renounced the New Atheism movement.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/07/31/the-new-atheism-is-dead-long-live-atheism/ The New Atheism is dead. Long live atheism.]</ref>  Specifically, Nugent wrote: "After that he just got worse and worse, and there seemed to come a point where he decided that the low-level infamy he could glean by slamming and slurring fellow atheists was his best shot at getting attention, since it was becoming really clear that he wasn’t going to make it as any sort of 'fifth horseman'. His poor old nag fell at the first fence."<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/11/04/chronology-of-misrepresentations-and-smears-in-the-atheist-movement-by-pz-myers-and-others/ Chronology of misrepresentations and smears in the atheist movement by PZ Myers and others] by Michael Nugent on November 4, 2014</ref> In 2019, after being mocked for aspiring to the be the fifth horseman of New Atheism movement, PZ Myers denied ever wanting to hold such a position.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/04/10/dont-you-just-love-reading-myths-about-yourself/ Don’t you just love reading myths about yourself?] by PZ Myers</ref>

[[A.C. Grayling|A. C. Grayling]], [[Jerry Coyne]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[David Silverman]], [[Bill Maher]] and [[Matt Dillahunty]] are also widely seen as being part of the New Atheism [[Schools of atheist thought|school of atheist thought]]. [[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] is an atheist who describes himself as a new atheist and a [[progressivism|progressive]] atheist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY New Atheists Vs Progressives | Proposing A Ceasefire] by Kyle Kulinski (video)</ref> Kulinski admires [[Richard Dawkins]], but he does not always agree with other New Atheists on particular points.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY&utm_content=bufferc3b1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer New Atheists Vs Progressives]</ref>  

[[A.C. Grayling|A. C. Grayling]], [[Jerry Coyne]], [[Lawrence Krauss]], [[David Silverman]], [[Bill Maher]] and [[Matt Dillahunty]] are also widely seen as being part of the New Atheism [[Schools of atheist thought|school of atheist thought]]. [[Secular Talk|Kyle Kulinski]] is an atheist who describes himself as a new atheist and a [[progressivism|progressive]] atheist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY New Atheists Vs Progressives | Proposing A Ceasefire] by Kyle Kulinski (video)</ref> Kulinski admires [[Richard Dawkins]], but he does not always agree with other New Atheists on particular points.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As67_rhvTVY&utm_content=bufferc3b1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer New Atheists Vs Progressives]</ref>