Why is Richard Dawkins so outspoken when, in England, their brand of Christianity (Anglican) is so easy-going?

Answer 1

Why shouldn't he be?

It's a free country.

Apart from that, if you read his books, you will see that one of the points he is making is that the "easy-going" religious people make the environment in which the extremists can flourish, because they place religion in the "untouchable" category of public discussion.

Answer 2

I wonder that, too, considering the God he decries seems to be the more-or-less exclusive deity of evangelical Americans. I can't see anything in Anglicanism to engender the vitriol he has. Then again he could just be looking at the effects of American policies on the world stage, especially in the last few years.

Peace to you.

Answer 3

I know some individual Episcopalians that if they were the only ones you knew, then you'd have a poor view of the church. However, whatever these people were associated with just because they're toxic people would give you a "bad taste". He might have had some bad experiences.

Answer 4

They might be easy going, but they are still wrong.

Answer 5

Because the world is filled with hypocrites, like, say, Richard Dawkins?
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That's my hubby there, give him some love.

Answer 6

Because, he has come to know his fate and it ain't very pretty

Answer 7

I think he's opposed to the irrationality of religion more so than to what it it's demeanor is and how well it behaves.

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