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Jacques Rousseau wrote in the ''Daily Maverick'': "[[Elevatorgate]]..has resulted in three weeks of infighting in the secular community. Some might observe that we indulge in these squabbles fairly frequently."<ref>[http://dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2011-07-13-sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-can-rip-my-soul Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can rip my soul]</ref> An ex-atheist wrote: "As an Atheist for 40 years, I noticed that there is not just a wide variety of [[Atheism|Atheist]] positions, but there exists an actual battle between certain Atheist factions."<ref>[http://www.atheism-analyzed.net/The%20Reasoning%20Atheist.htm Atheism Analyzed]</ref> Prior to the Elevatorgate incident, ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine made the observation that atheists tend to be quarrelsome, socially challenged men (see also: [[Atheism and women]]).<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/08/socially-autistic-atheist.html The socially autistic atheist]</ref>
[[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref> See: [[Global Christianity]]
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<small>(photo obtained from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/4815046728/in/set-72157624550425162 Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en license agreement])</small>]]
== Decline of atheism and the explosive growth of global Christianity ==
See also: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Global Christianity]] and [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]
In 2011, the ''American Spectator'' declared concerning research published in the ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'':
{{cquote|The report estimates about 80,000 new [[Christianity|Christians]] every day, 79,000 new [[Islam|Muslims]] every day, and 300 fewer [[atheism|atheists]] every day. These atheists are presumably disproportionately represented in the [[Western World|West]], while religion is thriving in the Global South, where [[Charismatic movement|charismatic Christianity]] is exploding."<ref>[http://spectator.org/archives/2011/02/28/thriving-christianity Thriving Christianity]</ref>}}
== See also ==
*[[History of Atheism|History of atheism]]
*[[Atheists doubting the validity of atheism]]
*[[Weak atheism]]
*[[Strong atheism]]
*[[New Atheism]]
*[[Atheism 3.0]]
*[[Definition of atheism]]
*[[Brights Movement]]
*[[Militant atheism]]
*[[Apatheism]]
*[[Objectivism]]
*[[Buddhism]]
*[[Schools of atheist thought]]
*[[Atheism is a religion]]
*[[Atheism and belief]]
*[[Atheism and beliefs]]
*[[Atheist Population]]
*[[Atheism and mental health]]
*[[Atheism and mass murder]]
*[[Atheism and bestiality]]
*[[Atheism and deception]]
*[[Atheism and satanic deception]]
*[[Atheism and cowardice]]
'''Christianity related:'''
*[[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]]
*[[Internet evangelism]]
*[[Evangelical Christians]]
'''Comedy and satire:'''
*[[Essay: Atheism is a clown and it did not know it|Atheism is a clown]]
*[[Essay: As always, there is more work to be done|As always, there is more work to be done]]
*[[Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]] (large collection of comedy/satire concerning [[atheism]] and [[evolution]])
'''Essays:'''
*[[Essay: Atheism: A house divided and in global decline|Atheism: A house divided and in global decline]]
== Links ==
Growth of Christianity:
*[http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN INCREASE]
*[[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]]
'''Rise of global Christianity:'''
*[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx Faith and Conflict: The Global Rise of Christianity] by Pew Research Center
*[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Christianity taking over planet?]
*[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/is-islam-really-the-second-fastest-growing-religion/?singlepage=true Is Islam Really the Second-Fastest Growing Religion?]
*[http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/The-stunning-growth-of-Christianity-in-China.aspx The stunning growth of Christianity in China]
*[http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-african-apostles-how-christianity-exploded-in-20th-century-africa/ The African apostles: How Christianity exploded in 20th-century Africa]
*[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/is-islam-really-the-second-fastest-growing-religion/?singlepage=true Is Islam Really the Second-Fastest Growing Religion?]
'''Internet evangelism:'''
*[http://www.internetevangelismday.com/ Internet evangelism]
*[http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html Global Media Outreach evangelism statistics] - internet evangelism statistics for [[Global Media Outreach]]
*[http://theundergroundsite.com/index.php/2010/08/christian-organizations-join-forces-to-train-disabled-for-internet-evangelism-13255 Christian organizations join forces to train disabled for Internet evangelism]
Video:
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok Internet evangelism] - [[YouTube]] video
== Notes ==
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[[Category: Atheism]]