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[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.   

[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.   

Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[http://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]]

Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[https://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]]

Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references:

Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references:

*Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"].  ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161.  Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014.

*Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"].  ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161.  Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014.

Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref>

Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref>

*[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]]

*[https://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]]

*[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god  Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org

*[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god  Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org

*[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute

*[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute

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A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references:

A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references:

*Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.

*Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.

*Campbell, David and Putnam, Robert (November 14, 2010).  [https://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-15-column15_ST_N.htm "Religious people are 'better neighbors'"]. USA Today website.  Retrieved on July 19, 2014.</ref> ]]

*Campbell, David and Putnam, Robert (November 14, 2010).  [https://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-11-15-column15_ST_N.htm "Religious people are 'better neighbors'"]. USA Today website.  Retrieved on July 19, 2014.</ref> ]]

*[[Militant atheism]]  

*[[Militant atheism]]