This man halts atheism in its tracks.
http://murugan.org/bhaktas/variar.htm
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Kripananda Variar's Crusader Against Atheism
If the tidal waves of atheistic propaganda which swept the shores of Tamilian traditions and tried to erode the minds of the public a decade ago can now be said to have been halted, the success must be attributed to our religious leaders, scholars and exponents of classics. What could not be achieved through institutional efforts was accomplished by individual endeavours. Among the large band of front-ranking evangelists who still continue this crusade against ignorance and irreligions, is Sri Kripananda Variar.
This 59-year old Tamil pandit and ardent devotee of Lord Muruga, spends daily on an average three hours in expounding the great epics before mammoth gatherings, travels more than 200 miles to meet and discuss with people, runs one of the best magazines exclusively devoted to religious subjects (ti has just completed 30 years of uninterrupted existence), replies to hundreds of queries about matters pertaining to religion and allied topics and conducts research into various aspects of theology -- all these in addition to the minimum of two hours he spends in puja to Lord Subrahmanya.
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DOUG
OK, it's an old news report (1966), but it's still worth posting. I find it interesting that this fellow spent at least two hours a day "in puja to Lord Subrahmanya" yet in this country no one could tell Lord Subrahmanya from Varaha.
["Puja is the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals."--Defined here.]
So all it takes to halt atheism is some preaching? I guess religious leaders are similar worldwide.