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Atheism and beliefs (view source)
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=== Atheism and political beliefs ===
=== Atheism and political beliefs ===
* Most atheists lean politically to the left (see: [[Atheism and politics]]). In addition, atheism is a part of [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]).
* Most atheists lean politically to the left (see: [[Atheism and politics]]). In addition, atheism is a part of [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]). According to the [[University of Cambridge]], historically, the "most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 [[Russian Revolution]], which brought the [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninists]] to power."<ref name="Marxism-Leninism">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130728215151/http://www.investigatingatheism.info/marxism.html|title=Investigating atheism: Marxism|publisher = [[University of Cambridge]]|quote=The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power. For the first time in history, atheism thus became the official ideology of a state.|year=2008|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>
* Democracy and Christianity: atheists believe that democracy does not rely on Christianity, even though they are clearly linked in Western history and no atheist democracy has ever succeeded (see also: [[Christianity statistics]]).
* Democracy and Christianity: atheists believe that democracy does not rely on Christianity, even though they are clearly linked in Western history and no atheist democracy has ever succeeded (see also: [[Christianity statistics]]).