We need to mock false gods publicly.
The only thing particularly new about the "new atheism" is its nastiness.
The human race is one big dysfunctional family.
Hans Urs von Balthasar maintained that the best evangelistic strategy is to capture people with the beautiful, then enchant them with the good, and then lead them to the true.
When God went to the cross he made even death itself a place of hope.
The slightest cooperation with God's grace can provoke a massive spiritual change.