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[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>Multiple references:
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[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref name="charity">Multiple references:
 
*[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians "Atheists and agnostics take aim at Christians"] (June 11, 2007).  Barna Update.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.
 
*[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians "Atheists and agnostics take aim at Christians"] (June 11, 2007).  Barna Update.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.
 
*Stossel, John and Kendall, Kristina (November 28, 2006).  [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2 "Who gives and who doesn't?"] ABC News website.  Retrieved on May 15, 2015.</ref> ]]
 
*Stossel, John and Kendall, Kristina (November 28, 2006).  [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2 "Who gives and who doesn't?"] ABC News website.  Retrieved on May 15, 2015.</ref> ]]
 
Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the [[evolution|evolutionary]] position which employs methodological naturalism have been [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>Multiple references:
 
Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the [[evolution|evolutionary]] position which employs methodological naturalism have been [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Batten, Don (December 1997).  [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/737/ "A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists"]. ''Creation'', vol 20, no. 1, p. 32.  Retrieved from Creation.com [Creation Ministries International] on May 15, 2015.  See [[Don Batten]].
 
*Batten, Don (December 1997).  [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/737/ "A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists"]. ''Creation'', vol 20, no. 1, p. 32.  Retrieved from Creation.com [Creation Ministries International] on May 15, 2015.  See [[Don Batten]].
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*Sarfati, Jonathan, Ph. D. (1999).  [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3830 "Chapter 1: Facts and bias"].  ''Refuting Evolution''.  Retrieved from Creation.com [Creation Ministries International] on May 15, 2015.  See [[Jonathan Sarfati]].</ref>  The prominent atheist and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed that "Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist".<ref>http://creation.com/dawkins-and-eugenics</ref>  The [[Barna Group]] found regarding [[Atheism and Morality|atheism and morality]] that those who hold to the worldviews of atheism or agnosticism in America were more likely, than theists in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of [[marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; [[gambling]]; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>  As far as the methods used to promulgate evolution and atheism, [[Atheism and deception|there is a history of using deception]].  Furthermore, [[per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in [[United States|America]] [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>Multiple references:
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*Sarfati, Jonathan, Ph. D. (1999).  [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3830 "Chapter 1: Facts and bias"].  ''Refuting Evolution''.  Retrieved from Creation.com [Creation Ministries International] on May 15, 2015.  See [[Jonathan Sarfati]].</ref>  The prominent atheist and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed that "Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist".<ref>http://creation.com/dawkins-and-eugenics</ref>  The [[Barna Group]] found regarding [[Atheism and Morality|atheism and morality]] that those who hold to the worldviews of atheism or agnosticism in America were more likely, than theists in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of [[marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; [[gambling]]; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>  As far as the methods used to promulgate evolution and atheism, [[Atheism and deception|there is a history of using deception]].  Furthermore, [[per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in [[United States|America]] [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref name="charity"/>
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*http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians
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*http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/
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*http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2</ref>
   
Given that atheistic evolutionary thinking has engendered [[social darwinism]] and given that [[Atheism and morality|the proponents of atheism have no rational basis for morality in their ideology]], the immoral views that atheists often hold and the low per capita giving of American atheists is not unpredictable.  Historically, [[Atheism and Mass Murder|atheistic communism regimes have been the most murderous societies in world history in terms of the numbers of individuals killed.]]
 
Given that atheistic evolutionary thinking has engendered [[social darwinism]] and given that [[Atheism and morality|the proponents of atheism have no rational basis for morality in their ideology]], the immoral views that atheists often hold and the low per capita giving of American atheists is not unpredictable.  Historically, [[Atheism and Mass Murder|atheistic communism regimes have been the most murderous societies in world history in terms of the numbers of individuals killed.]]
 
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