No, Dawkins is not a spokesman for Atheists, never has been, despite what believers may think.
Yes the man has articulated some views shared by some Atheists, but the point is, Atheists are not a Group in any sense, it is a word that describes someone who simply does not "do" god, I don't play the great sport invented by your countrymen- Golf, I am a non-Golfer, just as I do not do god I do not do Golf.
From my, or anyone else, not doing Golf, you cannot extract our feelings and opinions on matters, there cannot be a spokesman for non-Golfers who would give non-Golfers a bad name.
I like Owen Jones and his thoughts, his last pargraph in his Independant article probably gave you your thread title:
" As a non-believer, I want the atheist case to be made. I want religious belief to be scrutinised and challenged. I want Britain to be a genuinely secular nation, where religious belief is protected and defended as a private matter of conscience. But I feel prevented from doing so because atheism in public life has become so dominated by a particular breed that ends up dressing up bigotry as non-belief. It is a tragedy. And that is why it is so important that atheists distance themselves from those who undermine our position. Richard Dawkins can rant and rave about Muslims as much as he wants. But atheists: let's stop allowing him to do it in our name. "
I have been ignoring Tweets from Dawkins for a while, as I find them wearisome, perhaps I should go back on there and challenge some of his views ?
