Atheism — Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods, [The Oxford American Dictionary defines atheist as a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods. New York: Avon Press, 1980.] or the… … Wikipedia
Militant — For other uses, see Militant (disambiguation). The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, usually is used to mean vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in militant reformers .[1][2] It… … Wikipedia
Atheism — Athéisme L’athéisme est une attitude[1] ou une doctrine[2] qui ne conçoit pas l’existence ou affirme l’inexistence de quelque dieu, divinité ou entité surnaturelle que ce soit, contrairement, par exemple, au déisme, au théisme et au panthéisme… … Wikipédia en Français
Marxist–Leninist atheism — Communism, as originally laid out by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, required the abolition of all religion in order to reach its ideal end state. It was interpreted in this fashion by Vladimir Lenin and the Governments of the Soviet Union until… … Wikipedia
League of Militant Atheists — The League of Militant Atheists[1] (or The Union of Belligerent Atheists; Russian: Союз воинствующих безбожников); other names include Общество безбожников (Society of the Godless) and Союз безбожников (The Union of the Godless), was a mass… … Wikipedia
State atheism — is the official promotion of atheism by a government, typically by active suppression of religious freedom and practice. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/128810 Protest for Religious Rights in the USSR: Characteristics and Consequences] , David… … Wikipedia
Criticism of atheism — Part of a series on Atheism … Wikipedia
The Twilight of Atheism — The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World is a book by Alister McGrath. ummaryMcGrath suggests that The remarkable rise and subsequent decline of atheism is framed by two pivotal events, separated by precisely… … Wikipedia
Athéisme militant — L athéisme militant est un terme désignant un athéisme hostile aux religions. Le militant athée se donne pour objectif de répandre l athéisme contre les religions qu il juge pernicieuses. Cet athéisme peut être individuel, collectif, ou s établir … Wikipédia en Français
Antitheism — (sometimes anti theism) is active opposition to theism. The etymological root of the word comes from the Greek anti and theismos . The term has had a range of applications; in secular contexts, it typically refers to direct opposition to belief… … Wikipedia
