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		<title>Are we willing to engage atheism?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I&#8217;ve been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I&#8217;ve been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective.</p>

<p>There are some interesting thoughts out there, and I&#8217;m going to post here a collection of video clips and links to people who might be considered &#8220;militant atheists&#8221; or &#8220;New Atheists&#8221;&#8212;atheists on a mission to promote the cause of atheism.</p>

<p><span id="more-498"></span></p>

<h2>Videos</h2>

<h3>Richard Dawkins on Militant Atheism</h3>

<p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/113">http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/113</a></p>

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<h3>CBS Story on New Atheism</h3>

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<h3>Douglas Adams</h3>

<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfDWwWKXqQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfDWwWKXqQ</a></p>

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<h3>Debate between an atheist and a Christian</h3>

<p><a href="http://www.ccn3shop.com/video/CCN/topic/mov_M/strobelT1068_M.mov">http://www.ccn3shop.com/video/CCN/topic/mov_M/strobelT1068_M.mov</a></p>

<p>If you watch these clips, please comment. I&#8217;d love to get your feedback.</p>

<h2>Links</h2>

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<li><a href="http://richarddawkins.net">RichardDawkins.net</a> &#8212; leading atheist</li>
<li><a href="http://leestrobel.com">LeeStrobel.com</a> &#8212; leading Christian &#8220;apologist&#8221; (one who attempts to give reasons for belief)</li>
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	<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;I just preached a message this week on the reasons we should believe in God, and as a result I’ve been watching some videos from some serious atheists to get their perspective.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There are some interesting thoughts out there, and I’m going to post here a collection of video clips and links to people who might be considered “militant atheists” or “New Atheists”—atheists on a mission to promote the cause of atheism.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;more-498&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Videos&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Richard Dawkins on Militant Atheism&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/113&quot;&gt;http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h3&gt;CBS Story on New Atheism&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lnt_7r9UqCY&quot;&gt;http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lnt_7r9UqCY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h3&gt;Douglas Adams&lt;/h3&gt;

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&lt;h3&gt;Debate between an atheist and a Christian&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccn3shop.com/video/CCN/topic/mov_M/strobelT1068_M.mov&quot;&gt;http://www.ccn3shop.com/video/CCN/topic/mov_M/strobelT1068_M.mov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you watch these clips, please comment. I’d love to get your feedback.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;Links&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://richarddawkins.net&quot;&gt;RichardDawkins.net&lt;/a&gt; — leading atheist&lt;/li&gt;
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