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Atheism in the Anglosphere (view source)
Revision as of 12:47, October 2, 2019
, 12:47, October 2, 2019→Anglosphere atheists and a lack of evangelism in third world countries
The [[Anglosphere]] refers to countries with English as the most common language such as the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[Ireland]], and [[New Zealand]].
Below is information on [[atheism]] in some Anglosphere countries/areas.
== American atheism ==
== American atheism ==
''See also:'' [[American atheism]]
''See also:'' [[American atheism]]
[[File:David Silverman Reason Rally.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[David Silverman]] is the president of the [[American Atheists]] organization. ]]
[[File:David Silverman Reason Rally.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[David Silverman]], ex-president of the [[American Atheists]] organization. ]]
According to the 2014 [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), the number of [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States has remained relatively stable in the past 23 years. In 1991, 2% of Americans identified as atheist, and 4% identified as agnostic. In 2014, 3% of Americans identified as atheists, and 5% identified as agnostics.<ref>Hout, Michael; Smith, Tom (March 2015). "[http://www.norc.org/PDFs/GSS%20Reports/GSS_Religion_2014.pdf Fewer Americans Affiliate with Organized Religions, Belief and Practice Unchanged: Key Findings from the 2014 General Social Survey]" (PDF). General Social Survey. NORC</ref>
According to the 2014 [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), the number of [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States has remained relatively stable in the past 23 years. In 1991, 2% of Americans identified as atheist, and 4% identified as agnostic. In 2014, 3% of Americans identified as atheists, and 5% identified as agnostics.<ref>Hout, Michael; Smith, Tom (March 2015). "[http://www.norc.org/PDFs/GSS%20Reports/GSS_Religion_2014.pdf Fewer Americans Affiliate with Organized Religions, Belief and Practice Unchanged: Key Findings from the 2014 General Social Survey]" (PDF). General Social Survey. NORC</ref>
=== Atheist Michael Nugent on the American atheist movement and its relationship to the global atheist movement ===
=== Atheist Michael Nugent on the American atheist movement and its relationship to the global atheist movement ===
''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Secular Europe]] and [[Asian atheism]]
''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Secular Europe]] and [[Atheist factions]]
and [[Asian atheism]]
[[File:Michael Nugent.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Michael Nugent]] ]]
[[File:Michael Nugent.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|[[Michael Nugent]] ]]
According to the Irish atheist [[Michael Nugent]]: "The [[atheist movement]] is global. It is not defined by the mostly American ‘deep rifts’ disagreements."<ref name="michaelnugent.com">"[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/09/19/the-atheist-movement-is-global-it-is-not-defined-by-the-mostly-american-deep-rifts-disagreements/ The atheist movement is global. It is not defined by the mostly American ‘deep rifts’ disagreements]." by Michael Nugent</ref>
According to the Irish atheist [[Michael Nugent]]: "The [[atheist movement]] is global. It is not defined by the mostly American ‘deep rifts’ disagreements."<ref name="michaelnugent.com">"[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/09/19/the-atheist-movement-is-global-it-is-not-defined-by-the-mostly-american-deep-rifts-disagreements/ The atheist movement is global. It is not defined by the mostly American ‘deep rifts’ disagreements]." by Michael Nugent</ref>
''See also:'' [[Irreligion in Australia]]
''See also:'' [[Irreligion in Australia]]
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|thumbnail|200px|[[Australia]]'s national IQ is 98.<ref name="CountryIQ">[https://iq-research.info/en/page/average-iq-by-country WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES BY THEIR AVERAGE]</ref> The ''Daily Mail'' reported in 2014, "Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the [[UK]], [[Denmark]] and Australia have declined in the last decade."<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2730791/Are-STUPID-Britons-people-IQ-decline.html Are we becoming more STUPID? IQ scores are decreasing - and some experts argue it's because humans have reached their intellectual peak], ''Daily Mail'', 2014</ref>]]
After [[WWII]], [[Australia]] has become a very [[secular]] country.<ref>Stephanie Painter, Vivienne Ryan and Bethany Hiatt, (15 June 2010). "[https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/7399215/australians-losing-the-faith/ Australians losing the faith]". Newspaper. West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 15 June 2010</ref>
According to the ''Sydney Morning Herald'':
{{Cquote|Australia is one of the least devout countries in the Western world, although two-thirds of its population identifies itself as Christian, an international survey comparing religious expression in 21 countries has found.
Religion does not play a central part in the lives of many Australians: 48 per cent of Australians surveyed said they did not partake in personal prayer and 52 per cent said they rarely attended a place of worship for religious reasons.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world-youth-day/gods-ok-its-just-the-religion-bit-we-dont-like/2008/07/10/1215658037568.html God's OK, it's just the religion bit we don't like]</ref>}}
=== Australian atheist movement and the cancellation of 2018 Global Atheist Convention ===
''See also:'' [[2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled]] and [[Atheist movement]] [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Atheist feminism]]
The [[2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled]] was billed as the third Global Atheist Convention and its theme was "Reason to Hope".<ref>[http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=29552 AFA Media Releases & Announcements]</ref><ref>[http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=29552 AFA Media Releases & Announcements]</ref> It was sponsored by the Atheist Foundation of Australia.<ref>[http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=29552 AFA Media Releases & Announcements]</ref>
Robert Martin from Melbourne’s City Bible Forum indicated about the cancellation of the 2018 Global Atheist Convention: "This is a massive blow to the Atheist Foundation as an organisation and to [[Atheist movement|organised atheism]] in Australia. Where to next? What do they stand for?”<ref>[https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/global-atheist-convention-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-interest/ Global Atheist Convention cancelled due to lack of interest], ''Eternity News''</ref> According to Martin, fragmentation within today's atheist movement in Australia is a key reason that the convention may have been difficult to sell (see also: [[Atheist factions]]).<ref>[https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/global-atheist-convention-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-interest/ Global Atheist Convention cancelled due to lack of interest], ''Eternity News''</ref>
A very sizable portion of the [[alt-right]] movement is made up of atheists. agnostics, and the non-religious (See: [[Atheism and the alt-right]]). The alt-right is influencing Australia politics.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2017/mar/02/how-alt-right-ideology-leaked-into-mainstream-australian-politics-behind-the-lines-podcast How 'alt-right' ideology leaked into mainstream Australian politics – Behind the Lines podcast], ''The Guardian'', 2017</ref> The growth of the [[right-wing]]/alt-right atheism is creating divisions/infighting among atheists in the [[Western World]] due to political polarization (see: [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]] and [[Atheist factions]]).
== Canada, atheism and agnosticism ==
''See also:'' [[Canada and irreligion]]
A 2008 Canadian Press Harris-Decima telephone survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found that 23% indicated that they do not believe in any god (but this would include both [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]]).<ref>"Almost a quarter of Canadians don't believe in any god, new poll says". CBC News. Jun 3, 2008. A sample of the same size has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.</ref>
== Irreligion and Ireland ==
According to the 2016 [[Ireland|Irish]] Census, about 9.5% of [[Ireland|Irish]] citizens are irreligious.<ref>{{cite news|title= Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1 - Chapter 8 - Religion |url= http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/population/2017/Chapter_8_Religion.pdf|quote = "''The total number of people with no religion on a usual residence basis in April 2016 stood at 451,941 [of 4,761,900]''" | accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> This number is thought to be somewhat higher due to citizens describing themselves as "[[cultural Catholic]]s".<ref>{{cite news|title= Big rise in people with no faith but 84pc still Catholic|publisher= [[Irish Independent|Independent]]|date=|url= http://www.independent.ie/national-news/big-rise-in-people-with-no-faith-but-84pc-still-catholic-3066470.html|accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref>
Traditionally, Ireland has been devoutly Catholic throughout most of its history - including its modern history.<ref>{{cite news|title= Cultural factors help cause surprise|publisher= [[Irish Times]]|date=|url= http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0330/1224314101130.html|accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref>
Religion is declining in Ireland.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/17/faith-hope-and-secularity-ireland-on-brink-of-change-as-church-power-wanes Faith, hope and secularity: Ireland on brink of change as church power wanes]</ref> Currently Ireland ranks in the top 10 atheist populations in a survey which questioned 50,000 people from 57 countries across the globe.<ref>{{cite news|title= Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism |publisher= [[WIN/GIA|Gallup]]|date=|url= http://www.wingia.com/web/files/news/14/file/14.pdf |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/religiosity-plummets-ireland-declines-worldwide-atheism_n_1757453.html |title=Religiosity Plummets In Ireland And Declines Worldwide; Atheism On The Rise |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2012-08-08|accessdate=2012-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/were-losing-our-faith-faster-than-most-countries-as-only-47pc-say-they-are-religious-26884671.html|title=We're losing our faith faster than most countries as only 47pc say they are religious - Independent.ie|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref>
== Irreligion in New Zealand ==
''See also:'' [[Irreligion in New Zealand]]
In 2008, the International Social Survey Programme was conducted in [[New Zealand]] by Massey University.<ref>"[http://publicaddress.net/assets/files/ISSPReligioninNZ09.pdf Religion In New Zealand: International Social Survey Programme]" (PDF). Massey University.</ref>
The results of this survey indicated that 72% of the population believed in the existence of God or a higher power, 15% are [[agnosticism|agnostic]], and 13% are [[Atheism|atheist]] (the survey had a 3% margin of error).<ref>"[http://publicaddress.net/assets/files/ISSPReligioninNZ09.pdf Religion In New Zealand: International Social Survey Programme]" (PDF). Massey University.</ref>
== Anglosphere atheists and a lack of evangelism in third world countries ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and apathy]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheist activist]] and [[Evangelical atheism]]
Doing overseas evangelism/outreaches, often requires significant hardships/persecution. Anglosphere atheists have been unwilling to endure such hardships in order to spread atheistic ideology. On the other hand, historically, Anglosphere Christians have made great evangelism efforts to reach every people group across the earth. In 2005, there were four times as many non-[[Western World]] Christians as there were Western World Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheism and apathy]]
== See also ==
*[[Desecularization and aging populations]]
== Notes ==
== Notes ==