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==Atheist persecution of Christians==
==Atheist persecution of Christians==
===The Dechristianization program during the French Reign of Terror===
===The Dechristianization program during the French Reign of Terror===
The [[Dechristianisation of France during the French Revolution]] is a conventional description of the results of a number of separate policies, conducted by various governments of France between the start of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]] and the [[Concordat of 1801]].
The program of dechristianisation waged against Catholicism, and eventually against all forms of Christianity, included:
The program of dechristianisation waged against Catholicism, and eventually against all forms of Christianity, included:
Victims of the [[Reign of Terror]] totaled approximately 40,000. Among those people who were condemned by the revolutionary tribunals, about 6 percent clergy <ref>[http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=209830 Harvey, Donald Joseph FRENCH REVOLUTION, History.com 2006 (Accessed April 27,2007)]</ref> and countless others were killed or persecuted because of their faith. Of the various social groupings, the clergy of the Roman Catholic church suffered proportionately the greatest loss.
Victims of the [[Reign of Terror]] totaled approximately 40,000. Among those people who were condemned by the revolutionary tribunals, about 6 percent clergy <ref>[http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=209830 Harvey, Donald Joseph FRENCH REVOLUTION, History.com 2006 (Accessed April 27,2007)]</ref> and countless others were killed or persecuted because of their faith. Of the various social groupings, the clergy of the Roman Catholic church suffered proportionately the greatest loss.
===Communist persecution of Christians===
===Communist persecution of Christians===