Frank Schaeffer:

Indeed, (Richard) Dawkins needs the evangelicals and they need him.  As the authors of An Evangelical Manifesto wrote, "striking intolerance shown by the new atheists is a warning sign."  Conversely, how would Dawkins' followers use their Scarlet A pins to open their conversations if America weren't full of evangelical/fundamentalists?  The fundamentalists in both camps need to claim they are hated.  The leaders push their followers to fear each other to maintain their identity -- and lecture fees.

Patience With God, p. 118