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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: | + | [[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]]. |
| − | *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: | + | *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"/> |
| − | *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>
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| | 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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