Somethings off about this map, it shows a large portion of Russia as Muslim, and a large portion of the Middle East as Christian.

A very good article let down by a misleading headline. It at least attempts a global picture and points out the difference between USA and the rest of the advanced west. No-one in the West outside of America any longer believes or would dare assert that they fight wars with god on their side. Equally, with the exception of a few humanist organisations whose membership is small in number, most non-religious people are not involved in actively promoting atheism, they simply drift away from religion as it becomes less relevant to their lives. Their are vibrant movements to challenge archaic laws based on religious teachings around body autonomy and equality rights but these are not part of an atheism vs religion agenda. The vast majority of non-believers are not engaged in trying to establish atheism as an alternative 'religion'. In fact to most that would seem ludicrous

How can something that is, by definition, NON religious in nature and thought be classified as a Religion in the first place?
To be an ATHEIST simply means, by definition, to a person WITHOUT a God or Gods, i.e. denying the existence of ANY and ALL Supreme, Omnipotent Entities/Deities what-so-ever. the word Atheist comes from the combination of 2 Ancient Greek terms being; "A- without, not having, and, Theos - God/Gods, etc. ergo A-Theist simply means denying, refusing to acknowledge, refusing to worship ANY God/Gods what-so-ever and since almost ALL Religions MUST have some kind of central point/being, etc, upon which the adorations/worships are focused then Atheists, being NON religious, have none of those focal points thus Non-Religion is NO religion in any shape form or definition.

“Organizing atheists is like herding cats,”
says Stephanie Guttormson.

Favorite quote in this article!

I don’t see it as “atheists and agnostics are trying to expand,” as much as the awakening of humanity. It’s always been far easier to fool than to educate people, but the internet is leveling the playing field… With that - we’re on the cutting edge

As education becomes less of a luxury and more of an excepted human right in under developed nations this trend will continue. It's difficult to be thinking of getting a higher education (which invariably leads to less superstition ruling your life) when you are still walking 5 or 10 miles a day for clean water and firewood.

When someone states that they are "none" or "no religion", doesn't mean that they do not believe in god. It is saying that they have no religious affiliation. They most likely are NOT a-theist or agnostic but are theist. Just my opinion.

Yah, not so much. I'm an atheist because I see myself as a free thinker. I'd be betraying those values if I went about telling others how to think. I do believe in education and the power of knowledge. So the three rules are don't hurt anyone, don't break anything, and have a good time. Life is an adventure, not a guided tour.

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Thank you so much for this post!?

Boy, did they get Trump wrong.

To be fair, he's really leaned hard into the evangelicals since the election. Basically jerking them off with both hands now.

no we're not. it's happening and i don't think any of us are against it, but we're TRYING to diversify? raise you're hand if you're trying to do that....

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Promising.