Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can’t Tell Us What to Do


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The result was keep. I'm withdrawing this nomination now that more sources have been found. (non-admin closure) KSFT  (t&#124;c) 02:47, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can’t Tell Us What to Do

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As described here, none of the sources is reliable and independent, and the book does not seem to be notable. Many of the sources are on a website of an organization that the author has a connection to. KSFT (t&#124;c) 02:44, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Winged Blades Godric  05:54, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete and Redirect – To Ronald A. Lindsay. Book just not notable enough at this point for a stand-alone piece. ShoesssS Talk 14:22, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - Not so fast. Let's see what reliable, independent sources have reviewed the book and then decide if it's notable or not.
 * Araujo, Derek. Review in Free Inquiry, vol 35, issue 2, reprinted here. Araujo is a teaching fellow at Columbia University. His opinions in his review appear to be reliably his own; the fact that the secular humanism website reprinted his review does not contradict this.
 * Frost, Angela (2015). "Review: The Necessity of Secularism". Arts and Humanities. vol 139, issue 20. It seems we agree this is a reliable source.
 * Henninger, Jason. Foreword Reviews. November 2014. Professional reviewer for Foreword Magazine. no fee paid by author. Seems a reliable source.
 * Dawkins, Richard: a brief quote in "paragraph of the week" - certainly an independent endorsement, not proof of notability.
 * I'd say we have here a bare minimum of reliable, independent sources, with three detailed reviews, meeting the threshold of "multiple reliable sources" for the GNG. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:54, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * * Comment - Not a problem. I am never opposed to keeping a piece or changing my opinion as long as it can be referenced. ShoesssS Talk 17:13, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Those last two sources should be added to the article. Once they are, I have no problem with withdrawing this nomination. KSFT  (t&#124;c) 19:36, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * @ - I've put them in the article for you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:41, 1 July 2017 (UTC)


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