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The current [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] mostly resides in East Asia (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia primarily among whites.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, ''Washington Post'', May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[Western atheism and race]]

The current [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] mostly resides in East Asia (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia primarily among whites.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, ''Washington Post'', May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[Western atheism and race]]

Current trends, which are covered below, suggests that the [[growth of global desecularization]] may accelerate sometime in the 21st century - particularly in the latter half of the 21st century.  

Current trends, which are covered below, suggests that the [[growth of global desecularization]] may accelerate sometime in the 21st century - particularly in the latter half of the 21st century. 

 

The [[Soviet Union]], communist China and the [[decline of he secular left]] in the world, demonstrate that [[state atheism]] and/or [[atheist indoctrination]] through social institutions is vulnerable to disruption (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] and [[Growth of Christianity in China]]).  This commonly  occurs competing information is offered individuals and when governments lose some of their control over populations and/or when social institutions fail and/or become less trusted.  

== Global desecularization ==

== Global desecularization ==