{{Cquote|Today, it’s clear that no grand march is under way...The resurgence of religion is a worldwide development...For secular thinkers, the continuing vitality of religion calls into question the belief that history underpins their values."<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/03/what-scares-the-new-atheists What scares the new atheists] by John Gray, ''The Guardian'', March 3, 2016</ref>}}
In 2018, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] quotes an [[atheist activist]] who declares: "It’s quite depressing that movement Atheism has turned into such a joke. I valued it so much once."<ref name="evolutionnews.org">[https://evolutionnews.org/2018/05/atheist-activists-lament-a-movement-in-shambles/ Atheist Activists Lament a Movement in “Shambles”] by David Klinghoffer</ref> Furthermore, Myers says the atheist movement is in "shambles" and this is "quite depressing" for him.<ref name="evolutionnews.org"/> Myers also wrote: "... the optimism is fading and is being consumed by a new anger at the incompetence and betrayal of the self-appointed atheist leadership."<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/09/27/the-atheist-disillusionment/ ''The Atheist Disillusionment''] by [[PZ Myers]], September 27, 2014</ref> See also: [[Atheism and leadership]]
[[File:Thunderf00t.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|YouTube atheist [[Thunderf00t]] ]]