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The Golden Age of Freethought ended at the start of World War I.]]   

The Golden Age of Freethought ended at the start of World War I.]]   

The '''Golden Age of Freethought''' describes the 19th-century United States socio-political movement which promoted [[freethought]]/[[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]].  The period from 1875 to 1914 is referred to as "the high-water mark of freethought as an influential movement in American society".<ref>Jacoby, Susan. ''Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism''. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books, p. 151</ref>

The '''Golden Age of Freethought''' describes the 19th century United States socio-political movement which promoted [[freethought]]/[[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]].  The period from 1875 to 1914 is referred to as "the high-water mark of freethought as an influential movement in American society".<ref>Jacoby, Susan. ''Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism''. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books, p. 151</ref>

Politically, the [[atheist movement]] has leaned left in its politics (See: [[Secular left]] and [[Atheism and politics]]).  Secular leftist [[utopia]]nism and its exalted view of human nature did not line up with the horrors of the [[World War I]]. The Golden Age of Freethought ended at the start of World War I.  In addition, atheism is negatively correlated with economic/political instability.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/05/economics-and-darwinismatheism.html Economics and atheism]</ref>

Politically, the [[atheist movement]] has leaned left in its politics (See: [[Secular left]] and [[Atheism and politics]]).  Secular leftist [[utopia]]nism and its exalted view of human nature did not line up with the horrors of the [[World War I]]. The Golden Age of Freethought ended at the start of World War I.  In addition, atheism is negatively correlated with economic/political instability.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/05/economics-and-darwinismatheism.html Economics and atheism]</ref>