I have a problem with the concept of Atheist leaders, much as I have a problem with the concept of an Atheist movement. I don’t really cotton to the idea of grouping people based on what they don’t believe, and I sure don’t want to be represented by anyone else based on shared lack of belief.

Bill Maher doesn’t embarrass me as an Atheist, because being an atheist doesn’t mean we believe the same thing. I also don’t believe in the Tooth Fairy. It doesn’t make me part of an anti-Tooth Fairy movement.