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In addition, many prominent atheists have refused to debate Christians (see: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates]]).  
 
In addition, many prominent atheists have refused to debate Christians (see: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates]]).  
  
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On the other hand, the news organization [[Cybercast News]] featured a story in which atheist veterans claimed that there are atheists in foxholes.<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/army-group-says-there-are-atheists-foxho</ref> Also, the organization Freedom from Religion claimed that there are atheists in foxholes; <ref>http://www.ffrf.org/outreach/atheists-in-foxholes/</ref> leader Anne Nicol Gayler has said “The membership of the Freedom From Religion Foundation includes many veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation represents self-declared atheists in the US military, many of whom have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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On the other hand, the news organization [[Cybercast News Service]] featured a story in which atheist veterans claimed that there are atheists in foxholes.<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/army-group-says-there-are-atheists-foxho</ref> Also, the organization Freedom from Religion claimed that there are atheists in foxholes; <ref>http://www.ffrf.org/outreach/atheists-in-foxholes/</ref> leader Anne Nicol Gayler has said “The membership of the Freedom From Religion Foundation includes many veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation represents self-declared atheists in the US military, many of whom have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
  
 
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Reverend William T. Cummings is famous for declaring There are no atheists in foxholes.[1]

Reverend William T. Cummings, who served at Bataan, is famous for declaring "There are no atheists in foxholes."[1] In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Warren J. Clear, who also served at Bataan, used the expression in an interview printed in U.S. newspapers in the middle of April.[1]

Chaplain F.W. Lawson of the 302d Machine Gun Battalion, who was wounded twice in wartime, declared "I doubt if there is such a thing as an atheist. At least there isn't in a front line trench."[1] Henry More wrote: "In agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God."[2]

In addition, many prominent atheists have refused to debate Christians (see: Atheism and cowardice and Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates).

On the other hand, the news organization Cybercast News Service featured a story in which atheist veterans claimed that there are atheists in foxholes.[3] Also, the organization Freedom from Religion claimed that there are atheists in foxholes; [4] leader Anne Nicol Gayler has said “The membership of the Freedom From Religion Foundation includes many veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation represents self-declared atheists in the US military, many of whom have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696
  2. ↑ http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/definition/english/at/atheist.html
  3. ↑ http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/army-group-says-there-are-atheists-foxho
  4. ↑ http://www.ffrf.org/outreach/atheists-in-foxholes/
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