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As might be expected, the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and its various organs found fault with the explicit [[atheism]] of the novel, and especially John Galt's specific rejection of the notion of original sin, and Francisco d'Anconia's statement that a rational man does not "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's," because "he permits no Caesars."<ref name=history/>
As might be expected, the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and its various organs found fault with the explicit [[atheism]] of the novel, and especially John Galt's specific rejection of the notion of original sin, and Francisco d'Anconia's statement that a rational man does not "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's," because "he permits no Caesars."<ref name=history/>
Recently, the Ayn Rand Center has issued a new review of the novel, and an analysis of the parallels between the fictitious [[Mr. Thompson]] administration and the real-life [[Barack Hussein Obama]] administration (and is unsparing of the [[United States Congress]] as well).<ref name=koren>Koren Y, [http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=540970 Atlas Shrugged's Timeless Moral: Profit-Making is Virtue, not Vice]," ''Investors Business Daily'', 20 July 2010.</ref>
== Science Fiction elements ==
== Science Fiction elements ==