The writers see themselves in a battle for reason in a world crippled by
superstition. In their view, Muslim extremists, Jewish settlers and
Christian right activists are from the same mold, using fairy tales posing
as divine scripture to justify their lust for power. Bad behavior in the
name of religion is behind some of the most dangerous global conflicts and
the terrorist attacks in the U.S., London and Madrid, the atheists say.
As Hitchens puts it: "Religion kills."
-- Rachel Zoll, "Atheist authors grapple with believers."
Los Angeles Times / Associated Press,
May 26, 2007, article about books decrying religion's negative influence
including
Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great;
Sam Harris, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation;
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion; and
Daniel Dennett Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon