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→Atheism, rape and religious involvement is associated with less domestic abuse
Furthermore, [[Rebecca Watson]] post [[Elevatorgate]] has received and continues to receive a flood of rape threats (see: [[Atheism and rape]]).<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/08/06/sikivu-ophelia-and-rebecca-who-says-atheism-lacks-women-stars/ Sikivu, Ophelia, and Rebecca — who says atheism lacks women stars?]</ref>
Furthermore, [[Rebecca Watson]] post [[Elevatorgate]] has received and continues to receive a flood of rape threats (see: [[Atheism and rape]]).<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/08/06/sikivu-ophelia-and-rebecca-who-says-atheism-lacks-women-stars/ Sikivu, Ophelia, and Rebecca — who says atheism lacks women stars?]</ref>
Also, an abstract for a 2007 [[Baylor University]] study entitled ''Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence'' declares: "religious involvement, specifically church attendance, protects against domestic violence, and this protective effect is stronger for African American men and women and for Hispanic men, groups that, for a variety of reasons, experience elevated risk for this type of violence."<ref>[ http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/13/11/1094.abstract Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence]</ref>
Also, an abstract for a 2007 [[Baylor University]] study entitled ''Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence'' declares: "religious involvement, specifically church attendance, protects against domestic violence, and this protective effect is stronger for African American men and women and for Hispanic men, groups that, for a variety of reasons, experience elevated risk for this type of violence."<ref>[ http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/13/11/1094.abstract Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence]</ref><ref>[http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/55373.pdf ''Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence'']</ref>
A September 9, 2012 article at ''Atlantic Wire'' wrote about the noted atheist [[John Lennon]]:
A September 9, 2012 article at ''Atlantic Wire'' wrote about the noted atheist [[John Lennon]]: