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''See also:'' [[Atheism and forced labor]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and forced labor]]
Atheists commonly decry slavery in the Bible - particularly the Israelites owning slave and Christian slaveholders mentioned or alluded to in the [[New Testament]].<ref>[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does the Bible condone slavery?]</ref> Yet, they are typically silent about the forced labor under atheistic regimes which continues today in atheistic [[communism|communist]] countries (see: [[Atheism and forced labor]]). In June of 2013, reports of Christians in forced labor camps due to religious discrimination were still being reported.<ref>[http://dontletthewellrundry.blogspot.com/2013/06/modern-gulags-china-forced-labor-camps.html Modern gulags - China's forced labor camps]</ref> Also, in 2013 the Korean-American pastor Kenneth Bae was sentenced to 15 years in a atheistic communist [[North Korea]]n labor prison camps due to religious persecution.<ref>[http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/10/american-pastor-languishing-in-north-korea-labor-camp/ American Pastor Languishing in North Korea Labor Camp]</ref> North Korea is known for its systematic persecution of Christians. <ref>[http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/10/american-pastor-languishing-in-north-korea-labor-camp/ American Pastor Languishing in North Korea Labor Camp]</ref>
Atheists commonly decry slavery in the Bible - particularly the Israelites owning slave and Christian slaveholders mentioned or alluded to in the [[New Testament]].<ref>[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does the Bible condone slavery?]</ref> Yet, they are typically silent about the forced labor under atheistic regimes which continues today in atheistic [[communism|communist]] countries (see: [[Atheism and forced labor]]).<ref>
*[http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/museum/comfaq.htm Museum of Communism FAQ] by Bryan Caplan]
*[http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/06/13/north-korea-economic-system-built-forced-labor North Korea: Economic System Built on Forced Labor New Testimonies Say Even Children Must Work or Face Detention Camps], Human Rights Watch, June 13, 2012</ref>
<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/nov/07/qatar-north-korean-forced-labour Qatar’s ambitious future driven on by North Korean ‘forced labour’], The Guardian, Pete Pattisson in Doha, Friday 7 November 2014 07.52 EST]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/red.giant/prisons/wu.essay/ |title=Labor camps reinforce China's totalitarian rule |publisher=Cnn.com |date=1984-10-09 |accessdate=2013-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=China to reform re-education through labor system|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-01/07/c_132086402.htm|accessdate=January 8, 2013|publisher=Xinhua|date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
In June of 2013, reports of Christians in forced labor camps due to religious discrimination were still being reported.<ref>[http://dontletthewellrundry.blogspot.com/2013/06/modern-gulags-china-forced-labor-camps.html Modern gulags - China's forced labor camps]</ref> Also, in 2013 the Korean-American pastor Kenneth Bae was sentenced to 15 years in a atheistic communist [[North Korea]]n labor prison camps due to religious persecution.<ref>[http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/10/american-pastor-languishing-in-north-korea-labor-camp/ American Pastor Languishing in North Korea Labor Camp]</ref> North Korea is known for its systematic persecution of Christians. <ref>[http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/10/american-pastor-languishing-in-north-korea-labor-camp/ American Pastor Languishing in North Korea Labor Camp]</ref>
[[Thomas Sowell]] wrote in an essay entitled ''Ending slavery'': "The anti-slavery movement was spearheaded by people who would today be called 'the religious right' and its organization was created by conservative businessmen."<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2005/02/08/ending_slavery/page/full/ Ending slavery]</ref>
[[File:Slave auction.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|On February 20, 2012, the British newspaper the ''Daily Mail'' reported that [[Richard Dawkins]]' "family fortune came from the slave trade".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103319/Campaigner-Richard-Dawkins-faces-awkward-truth-money-came-slave-trade.html Revealed: How atheist Richard Dawkins' family fortune came from the slave trade, Daily Mail, February 20, 2012]</ref>]]
[[File:Slave auction.jpg|250px|right|thumbnail|On February 20, 2012, the British newspaper the ''Daily Mail'' reported that [[Richard Dawkins]]' "family fortune came from the slave trade".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103319/Campaigner-Richard-Dawkins-faces-awkward-truth-money-came-slave-trade.html Revealed: How atheist Richard Dawkins' family fortune came from the slave trade, Daily Mail, February 20, 2012]</ref>]]
=== Richard Dawkins' family fortune came from the slave trade - asked to pay reparations ===
=== Richard Dawkins' family fortune came from the slave trade - asked to pay reparations ===