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[[Phil Zuckerman]] is a professor of [[sociology]] and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California (which was the first secular studies university department<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/phil-zuckerman Phil Zuckerman], Berkley Center website</ref>). He specialization is in the sociology of [[secularity]].
[[Phil Zuckerman]] is a professor of [[sociology]] and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California (which was the first secular studies university department<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/phil-zuckerman Phil Zuckerman], Berkley Center website</ref>). He specialization is in the sociology of [[secularity]].
The website Adherents.com reported concerning '''atheism and suicide''':
The website Adherents.com reported concerning [[atheism and suicide]]:
{{cquote|Pitzer College sociologist Phil Zuckerman compiled country-by-country survey, polling and census numbers relating to [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], disbelief in God and people who state they are non-religious or have no religious preference. These data were published in the chapter titled "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns" in The [[Cambridge University Press|Cambridge]] Companion to Atheism, ed. by [[Michael Martin]], [[Cambridge University]] Press: Cambridge, UK (2005). In examining various indicators of societal health, Zuckerman concludes about [[suicide]]:
{{cquote|Pitzer College sociologist Phil Zuckerman compiled country-by-country survey, polling and census numbers relating to [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], disbelief in God and people who state they are non-religious or have no religious preference. These data were published in the chapter titled "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns" in The [[Cambridge University Press|Cambridge]] Companion to Atheism, ed. by [[Michael Martin]], [[Cambridge University]] Press: Cambridge, UK (2005). In examining various indicators of societal health, Zuckerman concludes about [[suicide]]:
*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]
*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]
At least 100 studies suggest that religion has a positive effect on preventing alcohol-related problems, researchers Christopher Ellison, Jennifer Barrett and Benjamin Moulton noted in an article in the ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion'' on “Gender, Marital Status, and Alcohol Behavior: The Neglected Role of Religion.”<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/charlie-sheen-circus-and-_b_836934.html The Doubled-Edged Sword of Religion and Alcoholism]</ref> See: [[Atheism and alcohol abuse]]
== Atheist infighting making the atheist community unappealing to many ==
== Atheist infighting making the atheist community unappealing to many ==