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Atheism Basics: Atheism, Atheists & Politics: Do Atheists Hold the same Political Views?

Wednesday June 14, 2006
Atheists can be as political as theists — but also like theists, atheists political beliefs and ideas are diverse. It's sadly common for anti-atheists to assume atheists necessarily hold particular positions, such as that they are all liberal or all communists. The truth, however, is that you can find atheists in all political philosophies - as the absence of belief in gods, atheism doesn't entail or exclude any political philosophies except those that require theism. Read Article: Do Atheists Hold the same Political Views?

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