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== Weakening of state atheism ==
== Weakening of state atheism ==
[[Communism|Communist]] countries practice [[state atheism]]. See: [[Atheism and communism]]
[[Communism|Communist]] countries practice [[state atheism]] (See: [[Atheism and communism]]).
The historian Martin Van Crevel points out that sovereign states are losing power/influence due to technology democratizing access to information, welfare states increasingly failing, [[fourth-generation warfare]] being waged against countries and sovereign states increasingly losing their ability to maintain internal order.<ref>[http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Articles/96spring/creveld.htm The Fate of the State] by MARTIN VAN CREVELD</ref><ref>[https://www.sonshi.com/martin-van-creveld-interview.html Martin van Creveld interview]</ref>
The historian Martin Van Crevel points out that sovereign states are losing power/influence due to technology democratizing access to information, welfare states increasingly failing, [[fourth-generation warfare]] being waged against countries and sovereign states increasingly losing their ability to maintain internal order.<ref>[http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Articles/96spring/creveld.htm The Fate of the State] by MARTIN VAN CREVELD</ref><ref>[https://www.sonshi.com/martin-van-creveld-interview.html Martin van Creveld interview]</ref>
The fall of the former [[Soviet Union]] caused a significant drop in the percentage of people in the world who are atheists (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]].
In addition, [[Christianity]] is growing rapidly in communist [[China]] (See: [[Growth of Christianity in China]]).
== See also ==
== See also ==