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:::I would be glad to help create an [[Atheism and politics]] as well as a [[Secular left]] article. Unless I have misunderstood the question, I believe you are referring to the paragraph dealing with the link between the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and Atheism. It is true that The Bolsheviks were militant atheists as well as the radicals in the french revolution. However, I would like to point to their reasons. Communism was only Atheist because it saw religion as a threat. Any totalitarian state wants to destroy any and all opposition. It should be noted that the Orthodox Church used to be fervent supports of the Tsar and were one of the few people who supported him in the initial October revolution. In addition, the Orthodox church contained vast wealth, something that the communists despised and wanted rid of. To be honest Marxist‒Leninist atheism is a whole different branch of Atheism in itself, a bit like New Atheism, Atheism 2.0 and, to an extent, American Atheism (which seems to run in a tangent to that in Western Europe). When making links like these it would be wise to be cautious because making links between these groups and Atheism would be like making links between the Westboro Baptist church and mainstream Christianity. [[User:Ryancsh|Ryancsh]] 8 June 2013 15:08 GMT

:::I would be glad to help create an [[Atheism and politics]] as well as a [[Secular left]] article. Unless I have misunderstood the question, I believe you are referring to the paragraph dealing with the link between the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and Atheism. It is true that The Bolsheviks were militant atheists as well as the radicals in the french revolution. However, I would like to point to their reasons. Communism was only Atheist because it saw religion as a threat. Any totalitarian state wants to destroy any and all opposition. It should be noted that the Orthodox Church used to be fervent supports of the Tsar and were one of the few people who supported him in the initial October revolution. In addition, the Orthodox church contained vast wealth, something that the communists despised and wanted rid of. To be honest Marxist‒Leninist atheism is a whole different branch of Atheism in itself, a bit like New Atheism, Atheism 2.0 and, to an extent, American Atheism (which seems to run in a tangent to that in Western Europe). When making links like these it would be wise to be cautious because making links between these groups and Atheism would be like making links between the Westboro Baptist church and mainstream Christianity. [[User:Ryancsh|Ryancsh]] 8 June 2013 15:08 GMT

If you could find survey data on what percentage of atheists are left of center politically in terms of fiscal policy, it would be helpful. Alternatively, a quote from a credible source about this matter would suffice. It seems that both libertarian atheists and secular leftists both oppose social conservatism. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:32, 8 June 2013 (EDT)

If you could find survey data on what percentage of atheists are left of center politically in terms of fiscal policy, it would be helpful. Alternatively, a quote from a credible source about this matter would suffice. It seems that both libertarian atheists and secular leftists both oppose social conservatism. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:32, 8 June 2013 (EDT)