The Southern Baptist Academy Blog

By Mimi Rothschild 

Albert Mohler’s most recent blog post is quite harrowing. In it he details a recent Wired cover story about the New Atheism movement spearheaded by such atheist luminaries as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennet, and Sam Harris.

What’s so disconcerting about so-called “New Atheism” is not its opposition to Christian values.

At the beginning of his article, he gets right to the point: “The New Atheists will not let us off the hook simply because we are not doctrinaire believers. They condemn not just belief in God but respect for belief in God. Religion is not only wrong; it’s evil. Now that the battle has been joined, there’s no excuse for shirking.”

Think about that. He’s not saying that religious people are stupid or whackos. He’s saying that we are evil. Essentially, he’s throwing freedom of religion out the window. This is a huge statement, and one that threatens the very freedoms that make this country such a unique place. The Pilgrims and Separatists who came to America did so to achieve freedom of religion, not squelch it.

I think we’re in the same position the gay movement was in a few decades ago. There was a need for people to come out. The more people who came out, the more people who had the courage to come out.

Wrong. No one is persecuting atheists. Atheists don’t have to hide their atheism to prevent the risk of getting dragged behind a truck. This analogy is ridiculous.