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The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

S1 E02. Elevatorgate: How the culture wars killed New Atheism

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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How did an incident in an elevator spark the downfall of New Atheism? Justin Brierley hears from those inside and outside the movement on the sexual scandals and controversies that led to feminists, LGBT and trans activists clashing with New Atheist leaders and advocating instead for 'Atheism +'. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 2 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-2-elevatorgate-the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god-podcast/ Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.7

4 a.m. I said, you know, I've had enough guys. I'm exhausted. Go into bed.

1:04.9

So I walked to the elevator and a man got on the elevator with me and said,

1:10.2

don't take this the wrong way, but I find you very

1:13.0

interesting and I would like to talk more. Would you like to come to my hotel room for coffee?

1:18.0

But she decided that because of her religious programming, it was appropriate to lambast this guy

1:25.4

publicly in a video as a degenerate pervert.

1:28.3

Now you might be wondering what religion this girl belongs to.

1:31.3

Well, she happens to be a member of the Church of Radical Atheist Feminism.

1:36.3

But he really kicked off when Richard Dawkins put a comment on the Ferengular blog.

1:42.3

This is what he said. Quote, Dear Muslim, Muslim,

1:47.2

stop whining, will you? Think of the suffering

1:49.5

your poor American sisters have to put up with.

1:53.0

Only this week, I heard of one. She calls herself a skep chick,

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