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In Sweden most [[leftism|leftists]] are [[secular left|secular leftists]]. The ''Wall Street Journal'' states concerning leftists and ABBA's music: "For leftists in Sweden in the seventies we became the Antichrist,” Ulvaeus recalls. He adds that the group was accused of “being commercial and shallow.”<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/10/abba-founder-godlessness-makes-swedens-pop-music-great/ ABBA Founder: Godlessness Makes Sweden’s Pop Music Great], Wall Street Journal</ref>
In Sweden most [[leftism|leftists]] are [[secular left|secular leftists]]. The ''Wall Street Journal'' states concerning leftists and ABBA's music: "For leftists in Sweden in the seventies we became the Antichrist,” Ulvaeus recalls. He adds that the group was accused of “being commercial and shallow.”<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/10/abba-founder-godlessness-makes-swedens-pop-music-great/ ABBA Founder: Godlessness Makes Sweden’s Pop Music Great], Wall Street Journal</ref>
== Propagation of religions/worldviews via music, art and culture ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and apathy]]
Music, art and culture is often employed as means of evangelism and/or serve as an means of introduction to a religion/worldview.
According Pew Research:
{{cquote|In the 2014 Religious Landscape Study, self-identified [[Atheism|atheists]] were asked [http://www.pewforum.org/2015/11/03/chapter-2-religious-practices-and-experiences/ how often they share their views on God and religion] with religious people. Only about one-in-ten atheists (9%) say they do at least weekly, while roughly two-thirds (65%) say they seldom or never discuss their views on religion with religious people. By comparison, 26% of those who have a religious affiliation share their views at least once a week with those who have other beliefs; 43% say they seldom or never do.<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/05/7-facts-about-atheists/ 7 facts about atheists], Pew Forum</ref>}}
Most atheists are apathetic about the spread of atheism in terms of their own individual efforts (see: [[Atheism and apathy]]). At the present time, [[global atheism]] is shrinking in terms of its world percentage of adherents (See also: [[Desecularization]]).
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