Changes

The book ''Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences'' by John J. Pasquini, Th.D. indicates that many of the prominent atheists (and prominent [[practical atheism|practical atheists]]) who had dysfunctional/absent fathers that he lists in his book also had dysfunctional/absent mothers.<ref>Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences by John J. Pasquini, 2014, University Press of America, page 3</ref>  See also: [[Atheism and poor relationships with parents]] and [[Irreligion and domestic violence]]

The book ''Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences'' by John J. Pasquini, Th.D. indicates that many of the prominent atheists (and prominent [[practical atheism|practical atheists]]) who had dysfunctional/absent fathers that he lists in his book also had dysfunctional/absent mothers.<ref>Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences by John J. Pasquini, 2014, University Press of America, page 3</ref>  See also: [[Atheism and poor relationships with parents]] and [[Irreligion and domestic violence]]

== Atheism and academia ==

== Hostility towards religious conservatives in academia and quality of educational outcomes  ==

 

Research indicates that religious conservatives face discrimination in hiring within academia.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors] by Rachel Alexander, June 10, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=9&article=84 Quick, "Let’s Discriminate Against the Creationists!"] by Apologetics Press</ref>  In addition, college is clearly not delivering the goods in terms of intellectual development for a large percentage of its students. An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during their first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html Study of college education and critical thinking skills]</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]</ref> Furthermore, [[Vox Day]] and others point out that many academics quality of work related to science is frequently substandard.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-short-answer-not-so-much-these-days.html The Short Answer is Not Much These Days]</ref> [[Creation Ministries International]] argues that the recent epidemic of scientific fraud within the scientific/academic community is related to atheistic and [[evolution]]ary morality/ideology (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).<ref>[http://creation.com/science-fraud-epidemic  Why the epidemic of fraud exists in science today] by Jerry Bergman</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/morals-decline-linked-to-belief-in-evolution Morals decline linked to belief in evolution] by David Catchpoole Published: 5 July 2000; republished 21 October 2009(GMT+10)</ref>

 

 

 

 

=== Education and ineffectiveness of many atheist professor indoctrination attempts ===

''See also:'' [[Religion and education]]

''See also:'' [[Religion and education]]