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→Militant atheism and atheophobia
Atheism is an integral part of [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]). Communists engage in religious persecution (see: [[Communism and religious persecution]]). In addition, atheistic communist regimes engaged in mass murder in the 20th century (see: [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]). [[Militant atheism]] is one of the causes of atheophobia.
Atheism is an integral part of [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]). Communists engage in religious persecution (see: [[Communism and religious persecution]]). In addition, atheistic communist regimes engaged in mass murder in the 20th century (see: [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]]). [[Militant atheism]] is one of the causes of atheophobia.
Recently the term ''militant atheist'' has been used to describe adherents of the [[New Atheism]] movement,<ref name="New Atheism">{{cite web|url=http://biologos.org/blog/ian-hutchinson-on-the-new-atheists|title =Ian Hutchinson on the New Atheists|publisher=BioLogos Foundation|quote=Ian Hutchinson tells us in this video discussion that New Atheism -- a term used to describe recent intellectual attacks against religion -- is actually a misnomer. It is better, he says, to call the movement “Militant Atheism”. In fact, the arguments made by New Atheists are not new at all, but rather extensions of intellectual threads which have existed since the late 19th century. The only unique quality of this movement is the degree of criticism and edge with which its members write and speak about religion. According to Hutchinson, the books written by New Atheists in the past decade simply restate many of the same arguments which have emanated from atheist thinkers for decades. The militant edge of these arguments is what makes “New” Atheism unique and elevates it to a level of popularity within a subset of the population. It is because these Militant Atheists show no respect at all for religion, says Hutchinson, that they are receiving status as a new movement.|author=Ian H. Hutchinson|accessdate = 29 September 2011}}</ref> which is characterized by the belief that religion "should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized and exposed."<ref name="CNN">
{{cite web|author=Simon Hooper|title=The rise of the 'New Atheists'|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2006-11-08/world/atheism.feature_1_new-atheists-new-atheism-religion?_s=PM:WORLD|publisher=[[Cable News Network (CNN)]]|quote=What the New Atheists share is a belief that religion should not simply be tolerated but should be countered, criticized and exposed by rational argument wherever its influence arises.|accessdate=10 March 2011}}
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{{cite book|author=Amarnath Amarasingam|title=Religion and the New Atheism (Studies in Critical Social Sciences: Studies in Critical Research on Religion 1)|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Ri65bB04dlwC&pg=PA8&dq=new+atheism+tolerance&hl=en&ei=_t4dTuGyEYvfgQeYkID3CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20atheism%20tolerance&f=false|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|quote=For the new atheists, tolerance of intolerance (often presented in the guise of relativism of multiculturalism) is one of the greatest dangers in contemporary society.|accessdate=10 March 2011}}
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{{cite book|author=[[Stephen Prothero]]|title=God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U8lom4oVPJEC&pg=PA321&dq=new+atheism+tolerance&hl=en&ei=4eAdTpfDFMbv0gHQ24n5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=new%20atheism%20tolerance&f=false|publisher=[[HarperOne]]|quote=For these New Atheists and their acolytes, the problem is not religious fanaticism. The problem is religion itlself. So-called moderates only spread the "mind viruses" of religion by making them appear to be less authoritarian, misogynistic, and irrational than they actually are.|accessdate=10 March 2011}}
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== Fear of atheism/atheists unjustifiable ==
== Fear of atheism/atheists unjustifiable ==