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[[Desecularization]] is the process by which [[religion]] reasserts its societal influence though religious values, institutions, sectors of society and symbols in reaction to previous and/or co-occurring [[secularization]] processes.<ref>''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, page 11 (Christopher Marsh cites the definitions of desecularization given by Peter L. Berger and Vyacheslav Karpov)</ref>

[[Desecularization]] is the process by which [[religion]] reasserts its societal influence though religious values, institutions, sectors of society and symbols in reaction to previous and/or co-occurring [[secularization]] processes.<ref>''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, page 11 (Christopher Marsh cites the definitions of desecularization given by Peter L. Berger and Vyacheslav Karpov)</ref>

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]]

The [[Soviet Union]], communist China and the [[decline of the secular left]] in the world, demonstrate that [[state atheism]] and/or [[atheist indoctrination]] through social institutions and is vulnerable to disruption and that desecularization can occur rapidly (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] and [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[Decline of the secular left]]).   

The [[Soviet Union]], communist China and the [[decline of the secular left]] in the world, demonstrate that [[state atheism]] and/or [[atheist indoctrination]] through social institutions and is vulnerable to disruption and that desecularization can occur rapidly (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] and [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[Decline of the secular left]]).   

In China, Christianity is experiencing explosive growth.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/04/china-unregistered-churches-driving-religious-revolution/521544/ In China, Unregistered Churches Are Driving a Religious Revolution], The Atlantic, 2017.</ref>  In addition, irreligious/secular countries are vulnerable to rapid desecularization through mass immigration of religious immigration or the disruption of atheistic indoctrination.  For example, [[secular Europe]] is presently having a migrant crisis and these migrants come from religious countries (see: [[European migrant crisis]]). In [[Turkey]], which has history of a secular state, the higher fertility rate of religious/fundamentalist Muslims eventually caused the banning of the [[evolution|theory of evolution]] from secondary schools.<ref>[Turkey Coup: Undone by Demographics Turkey Coup: Undone by Demographics], The Unz Review: An Alternative Media Selection, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/world/europe/turkey-evolution-high-school-curriculum.html urkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists], New York Times, 2017</ref> See also: [[Atheist indoctrination]] and [[Evolutionary indoctrination]]

In China, [[Christianity]] is experiencing explosive growth.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/04/china-unregistered-churches-driving-religious-revolution/521544/ In China, Unregistered Churches Are Driving a Religious Revolution], The Atlantic, 2017.</ref>  In addition, irreligious/secular countries are vulnerable to rapid desecularization through mass immigration of religious immigration or the disruption of atheistic indoctrination.  For example, secular Europe is presently having a migrant crisis and these migrants come from religious countries (see: [[European migrant crisis]]). In [[Turkey]], which has history of a secular state, the higher fertility rate of religious/fundamentalist Muslims eventually caused the banning of the [[evolution|theory of evolution]] from secondary schools.<ref>[Turkey Coup: Undone by Demographics Turkey Coup: Undone by Demographics], The Unz Review: An Alternative Media Selection, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/world/europe/turkey-evolution-high-school-curriculum.html urkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists], New York Times, 2017</ref> See also: [[Atheist indoctrination]] and [[Evolutionary indoctrination]]

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.   

In 2011, Eric Kaufmann declared concerning the population of [[Secular Europe]]:

In 2011, [[Eric Kaufmann]] declared concerning the population of [[Secular Europe]]:

{{Cquote|If we go to Europe, if we take the population of Europe including Russia, it's expected to decline by 25,000,000 in the next 20 years. And then between 2030 to 2050 by another 55,000,000. So you see there is an acceleration of population decline because total fertility rates, that is the number of children of woman will bear in her lifetime have been below replacement for 30 or 40 years...

{{Cquote|If we go to [[Europe]], if we take the population of Europe including Russia, it's expected to decline by 25,000,000 in the next 20 years. And then between 2030 to 2050 by another 55,000,000. So you see there is an acceleration of population decline because total fertility rates, that is the number of children of woman will bear in her lifetime have been below replacement for 30 or 40 years...

As populations shrink, there are fewer mothers begetting fewer children and so forth so you get a compounding effect.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtvDErEmBY Big Ideas Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}

As populations shrink, there are fewer mothers begetting fewer children and so forth so you get a compounding effect.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtvDErEmBY Big Ideas Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}