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''Discover'' magazine wrote about Cook's study:
''Discover'' magazine wrote about Cook's study:
{{cquote|These death thoughts help trigger a subconscious dislike of atheists, said study leader Corey Cook, a social psychologist at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Not only do thoughts of death put people in a negative frame of mind, Cook told Live Science, but they also prompt people to hold more tightly onto their own values.<ref>[http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/atheists-inspire-thoughts-of-death-in-many-americans-150523.htm Atheists Inspire Thoughts of Death in Many Americans] by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience, ''Discover'' magazine, May 23, 2015 09:25 AM ET</ref>}}
{{cquote|These death thoughts help trigger a subconscious dislike of atheists, said study leader Corey Cook, a social psychologist at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Not only do thoughts of death put people in a negative frame of mind, Cook told Live Science, but they also prompt people to hold more tightly onto their own values.<ref>[http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/atheists-inspire-thoughts-of-death-in-many-americans-150523.htm Atheists Inspire Thoughts of Death in Many Americans] by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience, ''Discover'' magazine, May 23, 2015 09:25 AM ET</ref>}}
== Militant atheists and Christmas ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and Christmas]]
[[Militant atheism|Militant atheists]] often deepen the unfavorable [[Views on atheists|view of atheists]] due to the [[War on Christmas]] controversies.
Robert Small wrote in his ''American Thinker'' article entitled ''Self-Righteous Atheists Are Misguided Killjoys'':
{{cquote|It's that time of year again. 'T'is the season to be jolly -- or, if you're an atheist activist, to throw a wet blanket over the holidays.
In California, long the birthplace of national trends, they succeeded in getting a federal judge to ban not only Nativity scenes, but also secular displays from Santa Monica's Palisades Park. Un-decking the public halls and squares is becoming our new national tradition, because equal-opportunity speech isn't good enough for self-righteous atheists. They won't rest until all remnants of our Judeo-Christian heritage are wiped clean from civic life in their quest for secular purity.<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/12/self-righteous_atheists_are_misguided_killjoys.html Self-Righteous Atheists Are Misguided Killjoys] by Robert Small, A''mnerican Thinker''</ref>}}
== Christian patience, forgiveness and long-suffering towards atheists ==
== Christian patience, forgiveness and long-suffering towards atheists ==