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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">

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">