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  1. State atheism or atheist state is the incorporation of hard atheism or non-theism into political regimes. [27] It is considered the opposite of theocracy and may also refer to large-scale secularization attempts by governments. [28]

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    State atheism emerged in Eastern Europe and Asia, particularly in the Soviet Union under Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, [164] and in Communist China under Mao Zedong.

  4. State atheism is the discouragement or outlawing of religion within a country. State atheism is commonly associated with communist states, such as the Soviet Union and Vietnam, where it is based on Karl Marx 's quote religion is the opium of the people.

  5. State atheism or atheist state is the incorporation of hard atheism or non-theism into political regimes.

  6. A 2023 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 4% of Americans in the United States self-identified as atheists. [4] This is an increase from 3.1% of Americans in 2014. [3] However, in 2014, 9% of Americans agreed with the statement "Do not believe in God" while 2% agreed with the statement "Do not know if they believe in God". [3]

  7. Aug 2, 2017 · In the psychological sense of the word, atheism is a psychological state, specifically the state of being an atheist, where an atheist is defined as someone who is not a theist and a theist is defined as someone who believes that God exists (or that there are gods).

  8. Jun 4, 2021 · Tennessee is the last state to maintain an unenforceable ban on ministers in their Constitutions, while seven states still have their unconstitutional bans on atheists.

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