I know that that is what drives him. He may be fierce in his advocacy, but I do not blame him. He sees what's happening here, especially with the GOP, and just maybe he is correct to be alarmed.
I also am alarmed by what I see, hear, and read. I am especially alarmed since I have been fighting this thing since the late 70's with the birth of religious conservatism.
I see nothing good happening from this confluence of religion and politics, to say nothing of religion and government. If there's one thing that history should have taught every one of us is that these are toxic mixes.
Whether you agree with his tactics or not, we need people like Richard Dawkins to bring awareness and to help people to think about what they might be doing. He may not always be correct, but I have no problem with his goals, to raise awareness.
I don't care if people disagree with Dawkins or not. I don't always agree with him myself. But I will never doubt his resolve to bring these very important issues to the forefront.
I, for one, wholeheartedly support Richard Dawkins, not because I think he's always correct, but because this world needs somebody to say things like he says.
We need to divorce from religion's grip on our institutions of government and culture.
And I am not concerned about people's religious beliefs. I only want people of diverse beliefs to all have an equal seat at the table. This, above all, is what Richard Dawkins is fighting for as well.
But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
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