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[[File:Ghost-pixabay.png|thumbnail|center|301px|Before leaving [[RationalWiki and web traffic|RationalWiki]] and vowing never to return, the RationalWiki Administrator and RationalWiki Media Foundation board member DuceMoosolini wrote the haunting words: "Just not having fun here anymore".<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:DuceMoosolini&diff=2405060&oldid=2373155 Difference between revisions of "User:DuceMoosolini"]</ref>
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RationalWiki is doomed RationalWikians! I can hear the whistling sound of RationalWiki rapidly descending down the SimilarWeb rankings of global market share! Recently, RationalWiki saw of loss of Google referral traffic as well. See: [[RationalWiki and web traffic]] 
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For a time, DuceMoosolini was a departed, ghostly figure of RationalWiki.  He was the Ghost of RationalWiki's Future who uttered the immortal words, "Just not having fun here anymore".
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Of course, being a pansie, like all effete, RationalWiki "men", he came crawling back to RationalWiki and subjugated himself to the gossipy rule of LeftyGreenMario and TechPriest.]]
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[[File:Charles Atlas - Bully kicking sand in the faces of man and his girlfriend.jpg|thumbnail|center|300px|The bully TechPriest kicking sand in the face of RationalWiki Media Foundation board member DuceMoosolini and in the face of his girlfriend (The girlfriend who will soon leave him for a man with [[machismo]]. One of the definitions of machismo is an "exhilarating sense of power or strength."<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machismo Machismo]</ref>).]]
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[[File:LeftyGreenMario.JPG|thumbnail|right|500px|LeftyGreenMario (LGM) is a RationalWiki moderator. She is also a RationalWiki Media Foundation board member and trustee. 
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LeftyGreenMario is not sure if she has bad judgment. She feels as if she is a bad person due to her gossiping about other RationalWikians at the RationalWiki Discord server. 
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The above screenshot was taken from the RationalWiki Discord server.]]
[[RationalWiki and web traffic|RationalWiki.org]] is a politically [[leftism|left]] leaning, [[wiki]] website that skews towards [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] in terms of its [[worldview]].  DuceMoosolini is a former RationalWiki admin and technically he is still a RationalWiki Media Foundation board member even though he has made a decision to leave RationalWiki and never come back. The lady, RationalWiki Moderator goes by the name Lucy at the RationalWiki Discord server. 

RationalWiki Admininstrator DuceMoosolini left RationalWiki due to the public shame of being [[bullying|bullied]] by the female, RationalWiki moderator Techpriest (see screen capture below taken from RationalWiki's Discord channel).<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:DuceMoosolini&diff=2405060&oldid=2373155 Difference between revisions of "User:DuceMoosolini"]</ref>  Thank God [[User: Conservative]] is publicly revealing the bullying behavior of RationalWiki female moderators because it has to stop. 

RationalWikians, First Lady [[Melania Trump]] warned about the dangers of internet bullying. Why didn't you listen to her? Oh, the humanity! 

What a senseless waste of wiki editor potential. If only Techpriest had offered a public apology. Atheists are such a proud lot! See: [[Atheism and arrogance]]

If only DuceMoosolini decided to practice forgiveness. But atheists are not particularly good on the forgiveness front. See: [[Atheism and forgiveness]] and [[Atheism and bitterness]]

Before leaving RationalWiki and vowing never to return, DuceMoosolini wrote the haunting words: "Just not having fun here anymore" (see screen captures below taken from RationalWiki.).<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:DuceMoosolini&diff=2405060&oldid=2373155 Difference between revisions of "User:DuceMoosolini"]</ref>  RationalWiki is doomed RationalWikians! I can hear the whistling sound of RationalWiki rapidly descending down the SimilarWeb and [[Alexa]] rankings of website global market share! Recently, RationalWiki saw of loss of Google referral traffic as well. See: [[RationalWiki and web traffic]]

It's not fun to edit a wiki when you are a very sensitive, RationalWiki Admininistrator like DuceMoosolini. RationalWikians, stop RationalWiki Moderator Techpriest from engaging in her bullying behavior. 

On May 23, 2020, a RationalWiki administrator who goes by the moniker Ace McWicked, admitted that its editors are a "bunch of pearl clutching pansies".<ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2020/05/administrator-of-rationalwiki-admits.html Administrator of RationalWiki admits its editors are a "bunch of pearl clutching pansies"]</ref> Was DuceMoosolini a pansie who could not stand up to [[Atheist feminism|atheist, feminist]] bullies? See also: [[Atheism and mental toughness]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]] 

DuceMoosolini for a while was a departed ghostly figure of RationalWiki.  He was the Ghost of RationalWiki's Future who uttered the immortal words, "Just not having fun here anymore".

Of course, being a pansie, like all effete, RationalWiki "men", he came crawling back to RationalWiki and subjugated himself to the gossipy rule of LeftyGreenMario and TechPriest.

'''Question:''' Is DuceMoosolini still a board member of the RationalWiki Media Foundation  - even though he has made a decision to leave RationalWiki and never come back?

'''Answer:''' Ladies and gentlemen, this question is one of the many mysteries of atheistdom. The RationalWiki Discord server channel is no longer easily open to the public in terms of seeing its contents. In order to see its contents,   you have to be approved to see its contents by RationalWiki's Moderator Techpriest.  RationalWiki's "leadership" does not believe in transparency.

RationalWikians, depose the mean lady, RationalWiki Administrator Techpriest whose "leadership" has been a complete disaster and a huge public embarrassment. All atheist "leaders" are extremely weak - but she is one of the weakest ones of them all! See: [[Atheism and leadership]]

Recently at RationalWiki there was the GossipGate scandal. It involved the RationalWiki, lady Moderators LeftyGreenMario and Techpriest gossiping about other RationalWikians at the RationalWiki Discord server. LeftGreenMario is also a RationalWiki Media Foundation board member and trustee. LeftyGreenMario is not sure if she has bad judgment. She feels as if she is a bad person due to her gossiping about other RationalWikians at the RationalWiki Discord server (see graphic above and to the right).

The book ''Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power to Change Political Apathy into Civic Action'' states: "Peter Kollock and Marc Smith, editors of Communities in Cyberspace, describe online chat groups as either anarchistic or a dictatorship, depending on how well moderaterated they are".<ref> ''Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power to Change Political Apathy into Civic Action'' by Grant Reeher.  ‎Routledge; 1st edition (March 9, 2018), page 5</ref> RationalWiki's talk pages and its Saloon Bar are under the dicatorship of the [[secular left]]ist LeftyGreenMario! But her reign is coming to an end! See: [[Decline of the secular left]] and [[RationalWiki and web traffic]]

The gossip free zone of [[Conservapedia]] is free of atheist, [[feminism|feminist]] bullying and gossip. 

"We do not allow gossip, just as a real encyclopedia avoids it." - [[Andy Schlafly]], owner of Conservapedia. 

For more information, please see: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]]

[[File:RationalWiki admin Ducemoosilini doesn't react well to being told his work is garbage. Ducemoosilini is told to think straight.JPG|thumbnail|center|1200px|Admin DuceMoosolini left RationalWiki due to the public shame of being bullied by the female, RationalWiki moderator Techpriest.  Thank God [[User: Conservative]] is revealing the bullying behavior of RationalWiki female moderators because it has to stop. 
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RationalWikians, Melanie Trump warned about the danger of internet bullying. Why didn't you listen to her? Oh, the humanity! 
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RationalWikians, depose the mean lady, RationalWiki Moderator Techpriest whose "leadership" has been a complete disaster and a huge public embarrassment. All atheist "leaders" are extremely weak - but she is one of the weakest ones of them all! See: [[Atheism and leadership]] ]]
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[[File:DuceMoosilini and RMF board.JPG|thumbnail|1600px|center|'''Question:''' Is DuceMoosolini still a board member of the RationalWiki Media Foundation?  
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'''Answer:''' Ladies and gentlemen, this is one of the many mysteries of atheistdom. The RationalWiki Discord server channel is no longer easily open to the public in terms of seeing its contents. In order to see its contents,   you have to be approved to see its contents by RationalWiki's Moderator Techpriest.  RationalWiki's leadership does not believe in transparency. ]]
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[[File:RationalWiki DuceMoosolini retired from RationalWiki.JPG|thumbnail|center|1800px|Admin and RationalWiki Media Foundation board member DuceMoosolini left RationalWiki due to the public shame of being bullied by the female, RationalWiki moderator Techpriest.
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What a senseless waste of wiki editor potential. If only Techpriest had offered a public apology. Atheists are such a proud lot! See: [[Atheism and arrogance]] ]]
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[[File:RationalWiki's DuceMoosilini said editing RationalWiki was not fun anymore..JPG||thumbnail|center|1800px|It's not fun to edit a wiki when you are a very sensitive, RationalWiki admin like DuceMoosolini. RationalWikians, stop RationalWiki Moderator Techpriest from engaging in her bullying behavior. ]]
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[[File:Devin Patrick Kelley (2).jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|[[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|Atheist killer]] [[Devin Patrick Kelley]]
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The atheist [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, said that jibes associating outspoken atheists with neckbeards (among other things) caused many [[liberal]]s/leftists to leave the atheist tent and those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref> 
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For more information, please see: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and social outcasts]] ]]
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[[File:Pearl clutching.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center|On May 23, 2020, an administrator of the atheist/[[agnosticism|agnostic]] website RationalWiki who goes by the username [[Atheism and life expectancy#RationalWiki admin Ace McWicked on flouting medical science and living an unhealthy lifestyle that could reduce his longevity|Ace McWicked]], admitted that its editors are a "bunch of pearl clutching pansies".<ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2020/05/administrator-of-rationalwiki-admits.html Administrator of RationalWiki admits its editors are a "bunch of pearl clutching pansies"]</ref>
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The above graphic is from [[Examining Atheism]] which featured a screen capture and link to Ace McWicked's [[wiki]] post at the website RationalWiki.<ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2020/05/administrator-of-rationalwiki-admits.html Administrator of RationalWiki admits its editors are a "bunch of pearl clutching pansies"]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and cowardice]] ]]
[[Image:Stalin-140508 27880t.jpg|center|230px|thumb|[[Joseph Stalin]], the Premier of the [[Soviet Union]] from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953, patronised the [[League of Militant Atheists]], whose chief aim, under the leadership of Yemelyan Yaroslavsky, was to propagate militant [[atheism]] and eradicate [[religion]].
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The book ''Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power to Change Political Apathy into Civic Action'' states: "Peter Kollock and Marc Smith, editors of Communities in Cyberspace, describe online chat groups as either anarchistic or a dictatorship, depending on how well moderaterated they are".<ref> ''Click On Democracy: The Internet's Power to Change Political Apathy into Civic Action'' by Grant Reeher.  ‎Routledge; 1st edition (March 9, 2018), page 5</ref> 
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RationalWiki's talk pages and its Saloon Bar are under the dicatorship of the [[secular left]]ist LeftyGreenMario. 
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LeftyGreenMario's reign is coming to an end! See: [[Decline of the secular left]] and [[RationalWiki and web traffic]] ]]
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[[Image:ASchlafly.JPG|thumb|center|200px|right|The gossip free zone of [[Conservapedia]] is free of atheist, [[feminism|feminist]] bullying and gossip. 
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"We do not allow gossip, just as a real encyclopedia avoids it." - [[Andy Schlafly]], owner of Conservapedia. ]]
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== Biblical Mary and Deborah vs. RationalWiki's LeftyGreenMario and Techpriest ==

See: [[Essay: Biblical Mary and Deborah vs. RationalWiki's LeftyGreenMario and Techpriest|Biblical Mary and Deborah vs. RationalWiki's LeftyGreenMario and Techpriest]]

== Atheism and mental toughness ==

''See also:'' [[Atheism and mental toughness]]

[[Image:Mayo-clinic-gondaoverview.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The prestigious [[Mayo Clinic]] found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.<ref name="Mayo">Mueller, Dr. Paul S. et al. (December 2001). [https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)62799-7/abstract "Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: implications for clinical practice"]. ''Mayo Clinic Proceedings'' vol. 76:12, pp. 1225-1235.  Retrieved from Mayo Clinic Proceedings website on July 20, 2014.</ref>]]

''The Telegraph'' reported: "Patients with a strong “intrinsic faith” (a deep personal belief, not just a social inclination to go to a place of worship) recover 70 per cent faster from depression than those who are not deeply religious." (see also: [[Atheism and depression]]).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10914137/What-God-does-to-your-brain.html What God does to your brain] by Julia Llewellyn Smith. ''The Telegraph'',  20 Jun 2014</ref> The prestigious [[Mayo Clinic]] found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.<ref name="Mayo">Mueller, Dr. Paul S. et al. (December 2001). [https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)62799-7/abstract "Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: implications for clinical practice"]. ''Mayo Clinic Proceedings'' vol. 76:12, pp. 1225-1235.  Retrieved from Mayo Clinic Proceedings website on July 20, 2014.</ref>

The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]] and the other disciples of [[Jesus Christ]] went through severe persecution and hardship without mentally breaking down (2 Corinthians 11:25-28). According to Dr. Ernest Liang at Houston Baptist University, resilience is a hallmark of Christian character.<ref>[https://hbu.edu/center-for-christianity-in-business/2017/09/06/resilience-hallmark-christian-character-antidote-severe-adversity/ Resilience: A Hallmark of Christian Character] by Dr. Ernest Liang</ref>

On the other hand, the election of [[Donald Trump]] upset many [[secular left|secular leftists]] to the degree that it caused them depression and mental illness (see: [[Secular leftists and psychogenic illness]] and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]]).

On October 2, 2019, the atheist [[David Silverman]] indicated the experience of being accused of sexual harrassment, being fired from the [[American Atheists]] organization and losing many of his former atheist friends caused him a "horrific level of pain" that "damaged" him and that he now has textbook symptoms of [[Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNXsS79iKs Our Disharmony w/ David Silverman & the "Atheist Movement"]</ref> In addition, he did have suicidal thoughts.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNXsS79iKs Our Disharmony w/ David Silverman & the "Atheist Movement"]</ref> Furthermore, he says he now takes medication and he is still a damaged person.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNXsS79iKs Our Disharmony w/ David Silverman & the "Atheist Movement"]</ref> Silverman formerly served as the president of the American Atheists organization. Silverman told atheist [[David Smalley]] in an interview that he suffers from [[depression]] and that he doubts his self-worth.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-YBD8dl_E David Smalley On Social Justice In Atheism], go to the 1 hour 1 minutes and 18 second mark of the video]</ref>

When asked if he believes in God, [[Jordan Peterson]] responded: "I think the proper response to that is No, but I'm afraid He might exist".<ref>Blatchford, Christie (January 19, 2018). "[https://nationalpost.com/feature/christie-blatchford-sits-down-with-warrior-for-common-sense-jordan-peterson Christie Blatchford sits down with 'warrior for common sense' Jordan Peterson]". National Post. Retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref> In 2019, the ''New York Post'' published an article ''Jordan Peterson enters rehab after wife’s cancer diagnosis'' which indicated "The “12 Rules for Life” author has sought help trying to get off the anti-anxiety drug clonazepam".<ref>[https://nypost.com/2019/09/20/jordan-peterson-enters-rehab-after-wifes-cancer-diagnosis/ ''Jordan Peterson enters rehab after wife’s cancer diagnosis''], New York Post, 2019</ref>

Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.<ref>[http://phys.org/news/2009-03-brain-differences-believers-non-believers.html Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers], Phys.org, March 4, 2009</ref> See: [[Atheism and anxiety]] and [[Atheism and the brain]]

[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.<ref>[http://phys.org/news/2009-03-brain-differences-believers-non-believers.html Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers], Phys.org, March 4, 2009</ref> See: [[Atheism and anxiety]] and [[Atheism and the brain]] ]]
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== Don't miss these pictures with captions! ==

[[File:Deer trophy.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|DuceMoosolini
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After [[User: Conservative]] pointed out that RationalWiki Administrator and RationalWiki Media Foundation board member DuceMoosolini was being bullied by the female, RationalWiki Moderator Techpriest, DuceMoosolini left RationalWiki due to the public shame of being bullied by the female, RationalWiki Moderator Techpriest. 
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Another RationalWikian being sidelined for a period of time. And another glorious victory of the User: Conservative account! 
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[[File:Richard Dawkins at Global Atheism Convention.jpg|thumbnail|center|201x|After being vanquished by [[feminism|feminists]] and [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence|losing a great deal of public influence]] after the [[Elevatorgate]] scandal, the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] told a reporter: “I feel muzzled, and a lot of other people do as well,” he continued. “There is a climate of bullying, a climate of intransigent thought police which is highly influential in the sense that it suppresses people like me.”<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/richard-dawkins-stands-by-remarks-on-sexism-pedophilia-down-syndrome/2014/11/18/a2915cd8-6f64-11e4-a2c2-478179fd0489_story.html Richard Dawkins stands by remarks on sexism, pedophilia, Down syndrome], by Kimberly Winston | Religion News Service November 18, 2014 and syndicated to the ''Washington Post''</ref>
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[[Conservative]]s such as [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[John Wayne]] never complained about being bullied by feminists/women.
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See also: [[Atheism and mental toughness]] and [[Essay: Richard Dawkins is conquered and muzzled by women|Richard Dawkins is conquered and muzzled by women]] ]]
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[[File:Donald Trump and Jesus is King sign.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center|RationalWikians, Melania Trump warned about the dangers of internet bullying. Why didn't you listen to her? Oh, the humanity! 
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"America is a nation of believers, and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer." - President [[Donald Trump]]<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-stands-religious-freedom-united-states/ President Donald J. Trump Stands Up For Religious Freedom In The United States], WhiteHouse.gov, May 3, 2018</ref> ]]
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== RationalWikians are so jealous. Recent research by the scholars at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity indicates that Christianity is growing over 500% faster that atheism in the world and that the world is becoming more religious. Meanwhile, the website RationalWiki.org continues to lose global market share. ==

[[File:Church.jpg|thumbnail|center|200px|The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]). 
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According to MacCulloch, "Christianity, the world's largest religion, is rapidly expanding – by all indications, its future is very bright."<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/catholic-schism-diarmaid-macculloh-silence-in-christian-history_n_1663231.html Historian predicts 'bright future' for Christianity]</ref>]]
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The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]). 

According to MacCulloch, "Christianity, the world's largest religion, is rapidly expanding – by all indications, its future is very bright."<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/catholic-schism-diarmaid-macculloh-silence-in-christian-history_n_1663231.html Historian predicts 'bright future' for Christianity]</ref>

In 2012, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) reported that every day there are 83,000 more people professing to be Christians per day, 800 less [[atheism|atheists]] per day, 1,100 less non-religious ([[agnosticism|agnostic]]) people per day.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents]</ref><ref>[http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/StatusOfGlobalMission.pdf Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Status of Global Missions]</ref>

[[Phillip Jenkins]] published the book ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity''.

[[Chuck Colson]], citing the work of Jenkins, writes:
{{Cquote|As Penn State professor Philip Jenkins writes in ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity'', predictions like Huntingtons betray an ignorance of the explosive growth of Christianity outside of the West.

For instance, in 1900, there were approximately 10 million Christians in Africa. By 2000, there were 360 million. By 2025, conservative estimates see that number rising to 633 million. Those same estimates put the number of Christians in Latin America in 2025 at 640 million and in Asia at 460 million.

According to Jenkins, the percentage of the worlds population that is, at least by name, Christian will be roughly the same in 2050 as it was in 1900. By the middle of this century, there will be three billion Christians in the world -- one and a half times the number of Muslims. In fact, by 2050 there will be nearly as many Pentecostal Christians in the world as there are Muslims today.<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/how-christianity-is-growing-around-the-world How Christianity is Growing Around the World] by Chuck Colson</ref>}}

=== Recent research by the scholars at the Center for the Study of Global Christianity indicates that Christianity is growing over 500% faster that atheism in the world and that the world is becoming more religious. ===

Recent research by the scholars at the [[Center for the Study of Global Christianity]] indicates that [[Christianity]] is growing over 500% faster that [[atheism]] in the world and that the world is becoming more religious. See: [https://evangelicalfocus.com/life-tech/15196/christianity-grows-slower-than-islam Christianity grows faster than atheism].  See also: [[Desecularization]]

The website RationalWiki.org is currently losing global market share and web traffic. See: [[RationalWiki and web traffic]]

The research also reveals that [[Roman Catholic]]s, [[Eastern Orthodox]] and unaffiliated Christians “are lagging globally”, while the [[Protestant]]s and [[evangelicals]] are growing. See also: [[Growth of evangelical Christianity]]

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]], who teaches at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], specializes in the academic area of how [[demography|demographic]] changes affect religion/irreligion and politics. Kaufmann is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]].

On December 23, 2012,  Kaufmann wrote:
{{cquote|I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious.

On the other hand, the secular West and East Asia has very low fertility and a rapidly aging population... In the coming decades, the developed world's demand for workers to pay its pensions and work in its service sector will soar alongside the booming supply of young people in the third world. Ergo, we can expect significant immigration to the secular West which will import religious revival on the back of ethnic change. In addition, those with religious beliefs tend to have higher birth rates than the secular population, with fundamentalists having far larger families. The epicentre of these trends will be in immigration gateway cities like New York (a third white), Amsterdam (half Dutch), Los Angeles (28% white), and London, 45% white British.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/eric-kaufmann/london-a-rising-island-of-religion_b_2336699.html London: A Rising Island of Religion in a Secular Sea] by Eric Kaufmann, ''Huffington Post'', 2012</ref>
<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/97-of-worlds-population-growth-is.html 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious], Tuesday, April 30, 2013</ref>}}
=== Future of desecularization via the continued global resurgence of religion ===

''See also:'' [[Growth of global desecularization]] and [[Acceleration of 21st century desecularization]] and [[Atheism vs. Christianity]]
[[File:Birkbeck College London.jpg|left|thumbnail|200px|[[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>
*[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]
*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]
*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwmgFZsgSo0 Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>]] 
Eric Kaufmann using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>
*[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]
*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]
*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwmgFZsgSo0 Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref> In addition, Kaufmann argues that religious conservatism has a long-term trend of rising and that their influence in the world will significantly increase.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref> Kaufmann is author of the book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth.html?id=nXVylycU2gQC Shall the religious inherit the earth by David Kaufmann]</ref><ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Early paper - Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref> In the [[Western World]] due to immigration and the higher birth rates of religious people, Kaufman writes: "Committed religious populations are growing in the West, and will reverse the march of secularism before 2050."<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Early paper - Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref> 

Kaufmann told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtvDErEmBY Shall the religious inherit the earth - Festival of Dangerous Ideas - Eric Kaufmann]</ref> Furthermore, Kaufmann also argues that secularization may reverse itself significantly earlier than 2050 in the West due to religious immigration and a religious population which is increasingly resistant to secularization in Europe.<ref>*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/european-christian-immigration-will.html European immigration will pour Christian creationists into Europe]
*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-future-of-european-darwinism-and_16.html The future of European Darwinism and atheism is bleak]</ref>

In addition, in the latter portion of the 20th century and continuing into the 21st century, the atheist movement has had lower confidence/morale due to various historical events/trends (see: [[Atheists and the endurance of religion]]).

Kaufman wrote in his academic paper ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century'' 
{{Cquote|Today, values play a more important role in fertility behaviour, throwing the contrast between religious pro[[natalism]] and secular low-fertility individualism into relief. Over several generations, this process can lead to significant social and political changes. Early Christianity’s exponential rise during its gestation period from 30 to 300 A.D. has been traced to its superior demography (fertility, mortality and female sex ratio), which maintained a rate of growth similar to contemporary [[Mormonism]]: 40 percent per decade. For Christians, this led to a jump from 40 converts to 6 million inside three centuries. (Stark 1996) Christianity became the religion of an empire and a continent. In the United States, conservative sects increased their share of white [[Protestantism]] from roughly a third to two-thirds during the twentieth century – largely on the back of higher fertility. On the other hand, sects like the Shakers and Cathars, which permitted entry only through conversion, rapidly faded from the scene. Demographic religious revival is a medium and long-term phenomenon, but awareness of shifting population composition can lead to political soul-searching and instability well before the full impact of demographic change takes place. This is clear in ethnically-tense societies like [[Israel]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Bosnia]], [[Lebanon]], Cote D’Ivoire or Assam.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century''] by [[Eric Kaufmann]], Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London (PDF)</ref>}}

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