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Todd Stiefel, a wealthy businessman, is responsible for bank rolling many atheism activism projects.
I'm cross posting this from Religion.
I like this guy. He's an activist who walks the line. He's making a difference without being divisive. Many of my fellow atheists would do well to follow his lead when it comes to activism.
Stiefel isn’t shy about his far-reaching goals.
“What I am trying to accomplish is multifold, he told CNN. “I consider myself working on the next civil equality movement, just like women’s rights, LGBT rights and African-American Civil Rights. We are still in the early stages of eliminating discrimination against atheists and humanists. That is something I really want to accomplish.”
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“I try to walk a line,” he said. “I see religious criticism as valuable, and groups like American Atheists are good at that. I do think we have to have a dialogue about who has the right ideas and part of that is pointing out the flaws in religious ideas.”
Stiefel continued: “I also see inter-belief work, though. I do find a lot of value in inter-belief work and I do see a lot of value in general charity work.”
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/23/the-money-man-behind-atheisms-activism/
