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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Being "militant" about something does not mean that you are advocating violence. It just means that the person has an aggressive and combatitive nature when it comes to arguing particular issues. I'd say that describes Dawkins pretty well.
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It also describes the Pope pretty well too. Would you call him a militant?
Dawkins certainly is aggressive and combative. He's strident, staunch bla bla bla, but "militant" has a very negative connotation.
People with scarves over their faces and AK-47's in their hand are often called militants.