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| | I have been wondering why more people on the left are not speaking up against violence, in favor of free exchange of ideas and dialogue, in favor of compassion. But I know why. I was in the cult. Part of it is that you are a true believer, and part of it is that you are fearful of being called an apostate — in being trashed as a [[sexism|sexist]], [[racism|racist]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]], [[Transphobia|transphobic]], [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[facism|fascist]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Nazism|nazi]].<ref>[https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/on-leaving-the-sjw-cult-and-finding-myself-1a6769b2f1ff On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself]</ref>}} | | I have been wondering why more people on the left are not speaking up against violence, in favor of free exchange of ideas and dialogue, in favor of compassion. But I know why. I was in the cult. Part of it is that you are a true believer, and part of it is that you are fearful of being called an apostate — in being trashed as a [[sexism|sexist]], [[racism|racist]], [[Homophobia|homophobic]], [[Transphobia|transphobic]], [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], [[facism|fascist]], [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Nazism|nazi]].<ref>[https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/on-leaving-the-sjw-cult-and-finding-myself-1a6769b2f1ff On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself]</ref>}} |
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| − | == China, atheism, desecularization and social justice ==
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| − | ''See also:'' [[China and atheism]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]] and [[Growth of Christianity in China]]
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| − | [[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|right|[[China]] has the largest atheist population in the world.<ref>
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| − | [[China]] has the world's largest [[atheism|atheist]] population.<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://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], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref>
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| − | [[East Asia]] contains about 25 percent of the world’s population. China’s population represents 20 percent of the people on earth.<ref>[http://www.sbts.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/10/Pages-from-SBJT-V15-N2_Terry.pdf The Growth of Christianity in East Asia]</ref>
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| − | Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most [[secular]] nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed “[[Confucianism|Confucian]] societies.” It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s [[Atheism|atheists]] are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[Global atheism]]
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| − | [[Desecularization]] in China is partly occurring due to [[Christianity]]'s association with equality, individual freedom and democracy and the [[growth of Christianity in China]] (see: [[Asian atheism]]).<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/encounter/the-rise-of-christianity-in-asia/5934564 The rise of Christianity in Asia] by Masako Fukui, Australian Broadcasting Corporation's website RN</ref> See also: [[Growth of Christianity in China]]
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