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Louise Ridley (assistant news editor at the ''Huffington Post UK''), [[Vox Day]] and others point out that academic studies and other research consistently challenge the link between religion and war.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/14/religions-war-cause-responsible-evidence_n_6156878.html Does Religion Really Cause War - And Do Atheists Have Something To Answer for?] by Louise Ridley, assistant news editor at the Huffington Post UK</ref><ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/08/atheists-abandon-religion-causes-war.html Atheists abandon "religion causes war" argument]</ref>
Louise Ridley (assistant news editor at the ''Huffington Post UK''), [[Vox Day]] and others point out that academic studies and other research consistently challenge the link between religion and war.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/14/religions-war-cause-responsible-evidence_n_6156878.html Does Religion Really Cause War - And Do Atheists Have Something To Answer for?] by Louise Ridley, assistant news editor at the Huffington Post UK</ref><ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/08/atheists-abandon-religion-causes-war.html Atheists abandon "religion causes war" argument]</ref>
== Religion in the military ==
[[File:Foxhole.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Reverend William T. Cummings is famous for declaring ''There are no atheists in foxholes''.<ref name="listserv">http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref> See: [[There Are No Atheists In Foxholes]] ]]
''See also:'' [[Religion in the military]] and [[There Are No Atheists In Foxholes]]
Encycylopedia.com states concerning [[religion in the military]]:
{{Cquote|Religion in the Military. For more than 220 years, religion and religious leaders have provided a source of strength and faith for a total of 55 million Americans who have served in the military forces of the [[United States]]. The rigorous demands of military duties—separation from friends and family, training in remote locations, battle, and the possibility of violent death—have mandated support for those who serve and who may potentially lay down their lives for their country.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/religion-military Religion in the military], Encylcylopedia.com</ref>}}
== Atheism is a religion and its implications ==
== Atheism is a religion and its implications ==