| − | On March 15, 2024, Frontier Partners International reported concerning [[global atheism]]: "Simultaneously, atheism, which once saw a peak around 1970 with 165 million adherents, is on the decline. The current growth trend for atheism is -0.12 percent, with their number falling from 147 million in 2020 to 146 million in 2024." | + | On March 15, 2024, Frontier Partners International reported concerning [[global atheism]]: "Simultaneously, atheism, which once saw a peak around 1970 with 165 million adherents, is on the decline. The current growth trend for atheism is -0.12 percent, with their number falling from 147 million in 2020 to 146 million in 2024."<ref>[https://www.frontierpartners.org/global-christianity-surges Global Christianity surges beyond projections in 2024], LiCAS.news • Mar 15, 2024, Frontiers Patners Intertnational, 2024</ref> See also: [[Global atheism statistics]] |
| | The collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] (which had [[state atheism]] and was an expansionist power) and the restoration of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] was a watershed moment when it comes to desecularization (see: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]). | | The collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] (which had [[state atheism]] and was an expansionist power) and the restoration of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] was a watershed moment when it comes to desecularization (see: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]). |