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| | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and Asian males]] and [[Atheism and communism]] and [[Atheistic China and sexism]] and [[Atheistic China and gender based workplace discrimination]] | | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and Asian males]] and [[Atheism and communism]] and [[Atheistic China and sexism]] and [[Atheistic China and gender based workplace discrimination]] |
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| − | In 1955, [[China|Chinese]] Communist leader Zhou Enlai declared, "We Communists are atheists".<ref>Noebel, David, The Battle for Truth, Harvest House, 2001.</ref> In 2014, the Communist Party of China reaffirmed that members of their party must be atheists.<ref>
| + | A majority of the [[atheist population]] is male (see: [[Atheism and women]]). |
| − | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], ''New American'', 2014
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| − | *[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/china-communist-party-atheism-zhejiang-ban-religious-members-christianity_n_6599722.html China's Communist Party Bans Believers, Doubles Down On Atheism]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and communism]] and [[China and atheism]]
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| − | In 2016, the ''International Business Times'' reported:
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| − | {{cquote|A senior Chinese advisor on religious affairs has said the country should promote atheism throughout society, in remarks that appear to reflect a deepening campaign to reinforce traditional Marxist values in China — and could add to concern about official attitudes among believers in the country’s five officially recognized religions.<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.com/senior-chinese-religious-advisor-calls-promotion-atheism-society-2363850 Senior Chinese Religious Advisor Calls For Promotion Of Atheism In Society], ''International Business Times''</ref>}}
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| − | In 2014, the ''New American'' website indicated:
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| − | {{Cquote|The Communist Party of China (CPC) is letting its members know that the party’s official adherence to [[militant atheism]] has not changed; Party members are not allowed to be Christians, or to hold any other religious beliefs. That is the clear message sent by a top Party official in an editorial published on November 14 in the Global Times, the international version of People’s Daily, the official newspaper and mouthpiece of the CPC.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref>}}
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| | According to the [[BBC]]: | | According to the [[BBC]]: |