['< sod > as a [ [ divine command theory | divine command theorist ] ], craig believes god had the moral right to command the slaughter of the [ [ canaanites ] ] if they refused to leave their land, as depicted in the [ [ book of deuteronomy ] ]. < ref > { { citation | url = http : / / www. reasonablefaith. org / the - slaughter - of - the - canaanites - re - visited | title = the slaughter of the canaanites re - visited | publisher = reasonable faith } } < / ref > < ref > { { cite book | first = colin | last = howson | title = objecting to god | place = cambridge, uk | publisher = cambridge university press | isbn = 0521768357 | lccn = 2011013514 | year = 2011 | page = 11 } } < / ref > this has led to some controversy. prominent atheist [ [ richard dawkins ] ] has repeatedly refused to debate craig, and has given what he calls craig\'s defense of genocide as one of his reasons. < ref name = " dawkins2011 " > { { citation | last = dawkins | first = richard | url = http : / / www. guardian. co. uk / commentisfree / 2011 / oct / 20 / richard - dawkins - william - lane - craig | title = why i refuse to debate with william lane craig | newspaper = [ [ london the guardian ] ] | place = [ [ united kingdom | uk ] ] | date = 20 october 2011 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > as a [ [ divine command theory | divine command theorist ] ], craig believes god had the moral right to command the killing of the [ [ canaanites ] ] if they refused to leave their land, as depicted in the [ [ book of deuteronomy ] ]. < ref > { { citation | url = http : / / www. reasonablefaith. org / the - slaughter - of - the - canaanites - re - visited | title = the slaughter of the canaanites re - visited | publisher = reasonable faith } } < / ref > < ref > { { cite book | first = colin | last = howson | title = objecting to god | place = cambridge, uk | publisher = cambridge university press | isbn = 0521768357 | lccn = 2011013514 | year = 2011 | page = 11 } } < / ref > this has led to some controversy. prominent atheist [ [ richard dawkins ] ] has repeatedly refused to debate craig, and has given what he calls craig\'s defense of genocide as one of his reasons. < ref name = " dawkins2011 " > { { citation | last = dawkins | first = richard | url = http : / / www. guardian. co. uk / commentisfree / 2011 / oct / 20 / richard - dawkins - william - lane - craig | title = why i refuse to debate with william lane craig | newspaper = [ [ the guardian ] ] | place = [ [ united kingdom | uk ] ] | date = 20 october 2011 } } < / ref > < eod >']