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*[http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-religion-atheists-idUSBRE8B900520121210 Atheists around world suffer persecution, discrimination: report] By Robert Evans, Reuters, Sun Dec 9, 2012 9:20pm EST</ref> This is especially true when you consider the large scale persecution of theists that has occurred in history by atheists and the persecution of religious people that still occurs in [[China]] and [[North Korea]] (see: [[Militant atheism]] and [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]).
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-religion-atheists-idUSBRE8B900520121210 Atheists around world suffer persecution, discrimination: report] By Robert Evans, Reuters, Sun Dec 9, 2012 9:20pm EST</ref> This is especially true when you consider the large scale persecution of theists that has occurred in history by atheists and the persecution of religious people that still occurs in [[China]] and [[North Korea]] (see: [[Militant atheism]] and [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]).
Atheist Tom Krattenmaker was quoted in [[Time magazine|''Time'' magazine]] as saying about [[American atheism|American atheists]], "Even though we’re despised in some parts of the country and discriminated against in some ways, we don’t really get bullied or picked on. That makes it harder to gain sympathy for our views."<ref>[http://time.com/3834594/5-challenges-athiests-face/ 5 Challenges Atheists Face], Time magazine, [[Hemant Mehta]]/Patheos, April 24, 2015</ref>
Atheist Tom Krattenmaker was quoted in [[Time magazine|''Time'' magazine]] as saying about [[American atheism|American atheists]], "Even though we’re despised in some parts of the country and discriminated against in some ways, we don’t really get bullied or picked on. That makes it harder to gain sympathy for our views."<ref>[http://time.com/3834594/5-challenges-athiests-face/ 5 Challenges Atheists Face], Time magazine, [[Hemant Mehta]]/Patheos, April 24, 2015</ref> See also: [[Closet atheist]]
It is estimated that in the past 100 years, governments under the banner of atheistic [[communism]] have caused the death of somewhere between 40,472,000 to 259,432,000 human lives.<ref>
It is estimated that in the past 100 years, governments under the banner of atheistic [[communism]] have caused the death of somewhere between 40,472,000 to 259,432,000 human lives.<ref>