Michael Schmidt-Salomon (born 14 September 1967 in Trier) is a German author, philosopher, and public relations manager. As chairman of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, a humanist organization that is critical of religion, he has been identified as Germany's "Chief Atheist."[1] His books include the Manifesto of Evolutionary Humanism: A Plea for a Contemporary Culture,[2] and Die Kirche im Kopf (The Church in the Head). His children's book Wo bitte geht's zu Gott?, fragte das kleine Ferkel ("Which is the way to God, please?, little Piglet asked") caused controversy for its depiction of religion.[3][4][5]
- ^ "...sagte Michael Schmidt-Salomon, Vorstand der Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung und damit so etwas wie Deutschlands Chef-Atheist." ("...said Michael Schmidt-Salomon, [who is] chairman of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, and therefore something of a 'chief atheist' for Germany.") Chef-Atheist im Chat: "Gynäkologen, die an die Jungfrauengeburt glauben", Spiegel Online, 29 May 2007 (Accessed 6 April 2008)
- ^ "Aufklären statt verschleiern!" Kritische Islamkonferenz 2008 Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, press release of the Giordano Bruno Foundation. (See also: Google automatic translation) (Accessed 5 April 2008)
- ^ Haaretz
- ^ Anti-religious children’s book dangerous for young people, German ministry says, Catholic News Agency, Feb 5, 2008 (Accessed 2 April 2008)
- ^ German Authorities Slam "The God Delusion" for Kids, DW-World.DE: Deutsche Welle, 31 January 2008 (Accessed 2 April 2008)