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[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.   

[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.   

 

Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[http://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]]

Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[http://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]]

Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral_relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references:

Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references:

*Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"].  ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161.  Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014.

*Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"].  ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161.  Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014.

*Williams, Peter S. (2011). [http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god "Can moral objectivism do without God?"].  Bethinking.org Retrieved on October 3, 2014.

*Williams, Peter S. (2011). [http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god "Can moral objectivism do without God?"].  Bethinking.org Retrieved on October 3, 2014.

Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref>

Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref>

*[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]]

*[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]]

*[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god  

*[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org

Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org

*[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute

*[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute

*[http://www.faithdefenders.com/articles/atheism/atheism_absolutes_at.html Atheism and absolutes]</ref>  

*[http://www.faithdefenders.com/articles/atheism/atheism_absolutes_at.html Atheism and absolutes]</ref>  

[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Denmark]] is the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 43 - 80% of Danes are [[agnosticism|agnostics]]/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref name="Top 50">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf "Top 50 countries with highest proportion of atheists/agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)"].  Chris and Terri Chapman.  Retrieved on September 10, 2014.</ref>   

[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Denmark]] is the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 43 - 80% of Danes are [[agnosticism|agnostics]]/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref name="Top 50">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf "Top 50 countries with highest proportion of atheists/agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)"].  Chris and Terri Chapman.  Retrieved on September 10, 2014.</ref>   

 

 

 

In 2009, Suzanne Ost reported in her book published by Cambridge University Press, that the [[Atheism and child pornography|child pornography]] material produced in [[Denmark]] (and Holland) still constituted the largest part of child pornography that was currently available, having been transferred into digital format and uploaded onto the internet.<ref>Ost, Suzanne (2009).  ''Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses'' (Cambridge, U.K.:  Cambridge University Press), p. 29.</ref>]]

In 2009, Suzanne Ost reported in her book published by Cambridge University Press, that the [[Atheism and child pornography|child pornography]] material produced in [[Denmark]] (and Holland) still constituted the largest part of child pornography that was currently available, having been transferred into digital format and uploaded onto the internet.<ref>Ost, Suzanne (2009).  ''Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses'' (Cambridge, U.K.:  Cambridge University Press), p. 29.</ref>]]

*[[Atheism and rape]]

*[[Atheism and rape]]

*[[Irreligion/religion and war]]

*[[Irreligion/religion and war]]

[[File:Beggar in Cambodia.jpg|thumb|right|226px|A beggar in [[Cambodia]]. In Cambodia, the vast majority of the population adheres to a nontheistic form of [[Buddhism]] called the Theravada school of Buddhism.  

[[File:Beggar in Cambodia.jpg|thumb|right|226px|A beggar in [[Cambodia]]. In Cambodia, the vast majority of the population adheres to a nontheistic form of [[Buddhism]] called the Theravada school of Buddhism.  

 

 

 

A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references:

A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references:

*Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.

*Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.

*[[Atheism and politics]]

*[[Atheism and politics]]

 

'''Atheism and slavery/forced labor:'''  

'''Atheism and slavery/forced labor:'''  

*[[Atheism and slavery]]

*[[Atheism and slavery]]

*[[Atheism and forced labor]]

*[[Atheism and forced labor]]

 

'''Protestant work ethic vs. work ethic in many atheistic countries:'''

'''Protestant work ethic vs. work ethic in many atheistic countries:'''

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