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Atheism and evolution (view source)
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{{cquote|[E]volution, akin to religion, involves making certain a priori or metaphysical assumptions, which at some level cannot be proven empirically.<ref>[http://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution Atheism needs evolution] by ex-atheist Calvin Smith, [[Creation Ministries International]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|[E]volution, akin to religion, involves making certain a priori or metaphysical assumptions, which at some level cannot be proven empirically.<ref>[http://creation.com/atheism-needs-evolution Atheism needs evolution] by ex-atheist Calvin Smith, [[Creation Ministries International]]</ref>}}
Michael Ruse also indicated: "Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today."<ref>Ruse, M., How evolution became a religion: creationists correct? National Post, pp. B1,B3,B7 May 13, 2000.</ref> In the their [[Question evolution! campaign]], [[Creation Ministries International]] asserts that evolution is a religion.<ref>[http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]</ref>
Michael Ruse also indicated: "Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today."<ref>Ruse, M., How evolution became a religion: creationists correct? National Post, pp. B1,B3,B7 May 13, 2000.</ref> In the their [[Question evolution! campaign]], [[Creation Ministries International]] asserts that evolution is a religion.<ref>[http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]</ref>
== Atheist organizations: Church-state/creationism issues - poor largely ignored ==
[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in America give significantly less to charity than [[theism|theists]] even when church giving is not counted for theists. See: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]] ]]
See also: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]] and [[Atheism, social justice and hypocrisy]]
In June of 2014, the African- American atheist woman Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson wrote in the ''Washington Post'' that white atheists organizations generally focus on church/state separation and creationism issues and not the concerns the less affluent African-American population faces.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref> Hutchinson also mentioned that church organizations do focus on helping poor African-Americans.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/06/16/blacks-are-even-discriminated-against-by-atheists/ Atheism has a big race problem that no one’s talking about] by Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, Washington Post June 16, 2014</ref>
Also, according to a video posted at [[Freethoughtblogs]] storefront churches provide assistance to local residents including women, and this partly explains the dearth of Hispanic and African-American women atheists in America (Atheists give less to charity than Christians. See: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]]).<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>
In 2014, the atheist Chris Hall wrote in an article which was published by ''Salon'' magazine and ''Alternet'':
{{cquote|Direct challenges to racism and sexism haven’t traditionally been the domain of the large organizations like [[American Atheists]] or the Secular Coalition for America. It’s been far more typical to fight incursions against separation of church and state or educate against pseudoscience like [[homeopathy]].<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2014/06/05/forget_christopher_hitchens_atheism_in_america_is_undergoing_a_radical_change_partner/ Forget Christopher Hitchens: Atheism in America is undergoing a radical change] by Chris Hall, ''Salon'' magazine, Thursday, Jun 5, 2014 12:25 PM UTC (originally published in Alternet)</ref>}}
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