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Official promotion of atheism by a government
State atheism is the incorporation of hard atheism or non-theism into political regimes. It is considered the opposite of theocracy and may also refer
State_atheism
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities
Atheism
deities that exist, while negative atheism is the position that there are probably no deities that exist, but does not state that there are none. The English
History_of_atheism
Antireligious element of Marxism–Leninism
Marxist–Leninist atheism, also known as Marxist–Leninist scientific atheism, is the antireligious element of Marxism–Leninism. Based on a dialectical-materialist
Marxist–Leninist_atheism
Position combining atheism and agnosticism
Agnostic atheism, also called atheistic agnosticism, is a position combining atheism with agnosticism. In this usage, an agnostic atheist does not believe
Agnostic_atheism
Overview of and topical guide to atheism
overview of and topical guide to atheism: Atheism – Philosophical theories characterised by absence of belief in deities. Atheism can be described as all of
Outline_of_atheism
the argument that atheism is a religion has been described as a contradiction in terms. Jewish atheism usually refers to the atheism of people who are
Atheism_and_religion
Accurate demographics of atheism are difficult to obtain since conceptions of atheism vary considerably across different cultures and languages, ranging
Demographics_of_atheism
Types of atheism
Negative atheism, also called weak atheism and soft atheism, is any type of atheism where a person does not believe in the existence of any deities but
Negative_and_positive_atheism
government of the People's Republic of China adhering to the doctrine of state atheism. Successive Chinese polities since the Qing dynasty have conducted antireligious
Irreligion_in_China
Criticism of the concepts, validity and impact of atheism
Criticism of atheism is criticism of the concepts, validity, or impact of atheism, including associated political and social implications. Criticisms include
Criticism_of_atheism
21st-century antitheist movement
New Atheism or Neo-Atheism, sometimes referred to as scientific atheism, is a 21st-century movement attributed to some atheist academics, writers, scientists
New_Atheism
Religion or creed endorsed by the state
result in the adoption of state atheism. The degree to which an official national religion is imposed upon citizens by the state in contemporary society
State_religion
State with a supreme central government
A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. The central government may create
Unitary_state
Country which is nominally sovereign but under extensive influence from a larger state
A satellite state or dependent state is a country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from
Satellite_state
State subordinate to another state
A vassal state is any state that has varying degrees of influence, but is obligated to a superior state or empire. Vassal states were seen among the empires
Vassal_state
accelerated by the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states, in which state atheism was enforced. By some metrics, Estonia is the most irreligious country
Irreligion_in_Estonia
future implanting of religious belief, with the goal of establishing state atheism (gosateizm). However, the main religions of pre-revolutionary Russia
Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union
State that is subordinate to another
A client state, in the context of international relations, is an umbrella term that broadly refers to any state economically, politically, and militarily
Client_state
Monarchical state under the rule of a prince or princess
A principality (or sometimes princedom) is a type of monarchical state or feudal territory ruled by a prince. Examples of principalities include the Principality
Principality
State or country without a state religion
hold nontheistic or polytheistic beliefs, including Atheism and Buddhism. Italy has been a secular state since the enactment of the Constitution in 1948 (stressed
Secular_state
Combination of Catholicism and communism
historical materialism, but usually reject the dialectical materialism and state atheism of Marxism–Leninism. Catholic communism is founded on the belief that
Catholic_communism
Government system where political power lies with the people
government in which political power is vested in the people of a certain state. Under a narrow definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive
Democracy
Government with minimal intervention
night-watchman state, also referred to as a minimal state, minarchy or minarchism, whose proponents are known as minarchists, is a model of a state that is limited
Night-watchman_state
Opposition or hostility to religion
political ideology of Marxism–Leninism and by extension the policy of state atheism, which opposed the growth of religions. It directed varying degrees
Antireligion
Position that religion should not influence civic and state affairs
state atheism does not permit freedom of thought or the separation of government from personal belief. Because of this distinction, state atheism may
Secularism
Sovereign state consisting primarily of a city and its territory
city-state is an independent city that encompasses the totality of its sovereign territory. This concept stands in contrast to that of a regular state or
City-state
Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
Marxist–Leninist atheism received little official attention. In the mid-1950s, as the Cold War heated up, atheism became a topic of major interest for the state, in
East_Germany
Romanian Lutheran priest (1909–2001)
torture by the Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. After serving a total of fourteen years, he was ransomed for $10,000
Richard_Wurmbrand
Atheism practiced by ethnic and cultural Jews
Jewish atheism is being Jewish as ethnically but also being Atheist as religious view. "Jewish atheism" is not a contradiction because Jewish identity
Jewish_atheism
Form of government with religious leaders
government, the new state of Vatican City was formally created and recognised as an independent state from Fascist Italy. The head of state of the Vatican
Theocracy
Sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism
A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. This article
Socialist_state
1966 film by Andrei Tarkovsky
not released domestically in the Soviet Union under the doctrine of state atheism until years after it was completed, except for a single 1966 screening
Andrei_Rublev_(film)
Form of government
A unitary parliamentary republic is a type of unitary state and a parliamentary republic. They are governed as a single entity in which the central government
Unitary parliamentary republic
Unitary_parliamentary_republic
Legendary Christmas figure
in His image and likeness." Under the Marxist–Leninist doctrine of state atheism in the Soviet Union after its foundation in 1917, Christmas celebrations—along
Santa_Claus
Russian citizens and nationals in Israel
become an Israeli citizen. Because of the Soviet Union's policy of state atheism and Russia's historically large Jewish population, there were some mixed
Russians_in_Israel
Slang term for a society controlled by tech bros
Religious Secular State religion Secular state Separation of church and state State atheism Global Local (geo-cultural ideologies) City-state Intergovernmental
Broligarchy
Political term for a state that is based around a nation
A nation state, or nation-state, is a political entity in which the state (a centralized political organization ruling over a population within a territory)
Nation_state
(1.20%) Undeclared (30.1%) Irreligion in the Czech Republic pertains to atheism, agnosticism, and lack of religious affiliation in the Czech Republic.
Irreligion in the Czech Republic
Irreligion_in_the_Czech_Republic
State controlled by an external power
A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside
Puppet_state
Nation or block with steadily rising influence in world affairs
An emerging power or rising power is a sovereign state or union of states with significant rising influence in global affairs. Such a power aspires to
Emerging_power
Periodic protests occurred between 1989 and 1991
are conventionally separated into five cycles. Despite the policy of state atheism in East Germany, the demonstrations grew out of prayers for peace held
Monday demonstrations in East Germany
Monday_demonstrations_in_East_Germany
Government led by a committee of military leaders
Burma (1962–1974), State Law and Order Restoration Council (1988–1997), State Peace and Development Council (1997–2011), the State Administration Council
Military_junta
Core practice in Christian denominations
According to Athena Magazine, former countries that held to a policy of state atheism actively discouraged church attendance and church membership, often
Church_attendance
Secular coming of age ceremony practised by German 14-year-olds
Protestant churches, and was especially widespread in East Germany, where state atheism was encouraged under the SED. There are various different groups that
Jugendweihe
Government by a single entity with absolute power
or subordinates. More specifically, the term often applies to a head of state or government. In this sense, it is similar to the pejorative connotations
Despotism
Socio-political system with shared executive power
governed by an executive directorial head of state: Nicaragua: co-presidents San Marino: Congress of State Switzerland: Federal Council Supranational
Directorial_system
Central Asian article of clothing
leadership, following Russia's October Revolution which brought about state atheism, Soviet officials accepted the covered women since Muslims were seen
Paranja
State in a subordinate relationship to another, more powerful state
A tributary state is a pre-modern state in a particular type of subordinate relationship to a more powerful state which involved the sending of a regular
Tributary_state
Sovereign predominant over other states
Giovanni Botero leaned positively on the idea of universal monarchy, stating that "the human bloodline would be very content" if the world lived under
Universal_monarchy
Political ideology advocating traditional values and power structures
thus often supporting government-religious endorsement and opposing state atheism, and in some cases opposing secularism. Social conservatism, as a movement
Social_conservatism
Republic formed of workers' councils
the republics of the Soviet Union and the political system in which all state organs were answerable to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, this article
Soviet_republic
Proposed form of government
Religious Secular State religion Secular state Separation of church and state State atheism Global Local (geo-cultural ideologies) City-state Intergovernmental
Futarchy
Minor partner in a formal, free relationship with a typically larger state
An associated state is a state that is the minor partner in a formal free relationship with a major party — a larger state — that allows the former to
Associated_state
and the People's Republic of China headed by Mao Zedong, implemented state atheism to allow the "opium" to be decentralized in secular civics, in line
Marxism_and_religion
System or group governing an organized community
A government is the system or group of people which lead a state. As such, it is responsible for directing the only entity whose use of force is socially
Government
Types of atheism
Implicit atheism and explicit atheism are types of atheism. In George H. Smith's Atheism: The Case Against God, "implicit atheism" is defined as "the absence
Implicit_and_explicit_atheism
Democratic governments acting as autocracies
democracies are legitimized by elections, but these elections do not change the state's policies, motives, and goals. In a guided democracy, the government controls
Guided_democracy
Form of government
in which a council of citizens was appointed as the "senate" of a city state or other political unit. The Greeks did not like the concept of monarchy
Aristocracy
Large and powerful state formed from smaller states
defined as "a large and powerful state formed when several smaller countries unite", or "A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union
Superstate
Government where the monarch has absolute power
Syria. In the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan wielded absolute power over the state and was considered a Padishah, meaning "Great King", by his people. Many
Absolute_monarchy
democracy or political corruption and state capacity of their governments. These are systems in which the head of state is a constitutional monarch; the existence
List of countries by system of government
List_of_countries_by_system_of_government
American neuroscientist and philosopher (born 1967)
criticism of religion, and he is known as one of the "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism, along with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett.
Sam_Harris
practice when Kyrgyzstan was a Soviet republic, despite the policy of state atheism. Most of the Russian population of Kyrgyzstan is Russian Orthodox. The
Islam_in_Kyrgyzstan
Right granted by overlord to vassal, central element of feudalism
(precaria) for life as a reward for services rendered, originally, to the state. In medieval Latin European documents, a land grant in exchange for service
Fief
demographics of atheism are difficult to obtain since conceptions of atheism and self-identification are context dependent by culture. In 2009, Pew stated that only
Atheism_in_the_United_States
Persecution based on religious belief
offences which are dubbed blasphemy". State atheism has been defined by David Kowalewski as the official "promotion of atheism" by a government, typically by
Religious_persecution
Form of government with small ruling class
describe the position of the Eupatridae, the aristocratic elite, of the city-state of Athens before the succession of the tyrant Pisistratus in the mid-6th
Oligarchy
British documentary television programme (2006)
The Trouble with Atheism is an hour-long documentary on atheism, presented by Rod Liddle. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in Britain in December 2006. The
The_Trouble_with_Atheism
Society controlled by the wealthiest citizens
democratic forms. In 2018, Paul Volcker, a former chair of the Federal Reserve, stated he also believed the U.S. to be developing into a plutocracy. One modern
Plutocracy
public religious practice was outlawed in 1967 with the adoption of state atheism by Enver Hoxha although some private practice survived, and remained
Irreligion_in_Albania
State in Germany
Saxony was incorporated into East Germany which pursued a policy of state atheism. After 45 years of Communist rule, the majority of the population has
Saxony
1561 Orthodox church in Moscow, Russia
example of Russian Renaissance architecture. As part of the program of state atheism, the church was confiscated from the Russian Orthodox community as part
Saint_Basil's_Cathedral
Former prison in Romania
community. The Romanian People's Republic adhered to a doctrine of state atheism and the inmates who were held at Pitești Prison included religious believers
Pitești_Prison
Soviet Russian organization
an anti-religious scientific mindset among the workers. It propagated atheism and scientific achievements, conducted so-called "individual work" (a method
League_of_Militant_Atheists
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
the church until the patriarchate was restored in 1917. Under Soviet state atheism, the church was heavily persecuted, but it experienced a major revival
Russian_Orthodox_Church
Form of government by use of words
Publishing Group, 2003, pp.234-235 Janina Frentzel-Zagórska, From a One-party State to Democracy: Transition in Eastern Europe, Rodopi, 1993, p. 46 Quoted in:
Logocracy
Principle to separate religious and civil institutions
Association Principled Distance Secularization Sociology of religion State atheism State religion Theocracy Women's rights Central bank independence Civil
Separation of church and state
Separation_of_church_and_state
Form of government ruled by a monarch, or a polity with this form of government
head of state, which may or may not be associated with political power, is legally passed on to a family member of the monarch, a head of state who reigns
Monarchy
Nation that has great political, social, and economic influence on a global scale
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically
Great_power
Proposed system of global governance
Religious Secular State religion Secular state Separation of church and state State atheism Global Local (geo-cultural ideologies) City-state Intergovernmental
World_constitution
propagation of Marxist–Leninist atheism in the Soviet Union. However, most religions were never officially outlawed. The state advocated the destruction of
Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Soviet_Union
Proliferation or growth of religion
resurgence of religion in Russia and China, where governments had practiced state atheism, and the growing Christian population in the Global South. Berger also
Desecularization
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is simply the absence of belief that
Lists_of_atheists
Cooperation between Christian denominations
In accordance with the Soviet anti-religious legislation under the state atheism of the Soviet Union, several Russian Orthodox churches and seminaries
Ecumenism
Discrimination based on lack of religious belief
against atheists, sometimes called atheophobia, atheistophobia, or anti-atheism, both at present and historically, includes persecution of and discrimination
Discrimination against atheists
Discrimination_against_atheists
Absence, indifference to, rejection of or hostility towards religion
drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious
Irreligion
Federation of states with a single main monarch and different state leaders
German Confederation). The head of state of the federation was a monarch, the German Emperor, who was also head of state of the largest constituent part
Federal_monarchy
State where only one party may form a government
A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls
One-party_state
Christian holiday usually on December 25
used to demonstrate to children the ideals of Christmas. Under the state atheism of the Soviet Union, after its foundation in 1917, Christmas celebrations—along
Christmas
Byzantine-rite expression of Lutheran Christianity
were persecuted by the communist regime, which instituted a policy of state atheism. From 1939–1945, many Eastern Lutheran clergy were killed for their
Eastern_Lutheranism
Government based on Islamic law
An Islamic state has a form of government based on sharia. As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance
Islamic_state
Form of government that rules by the use of information
Ultimately a cyberocracy may use administrative AIs if not an AI as head of state forming a machine rule government. According to Ronfeldt and Valda, it is
Cyberocracy
Type of British colony with its own elected government
acquired a new meaning: a state which was independent of Britain, but which shared the British monarch as the official head of state. The term Dominion has
Self-governing_colony
Form of Christianity rejecting God
Christian atheism embraces the teachings, narratives, symbols, practices, or communities associated with Christianity without accepting the existence
Christian_atheism
Form of government
understand the early state not as a single ruler, but as an organization formed by many actors. They describe the process of autocratic state formation as a
Autocracy
Form of governance
opportunism, and machine politics. It can contribute to underdevelopment and weak state capacity. In contrast to many other systems of governance, the ruler does
Patrimonialism
New Year celebrations in post-Soviet countries
Christmas, stemming from the Communist Party's unofficial policy of state atheism. It incorporates traditions derived from those of Christmas, including
Novy_God
System of government
Religious Secular State religion Secular state Separation of church and state State atheism Global Local (geo-cultural ideologies) City-state Intergovernmental
Scientocracy
Territorial entity for administration purposes
terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided. Such a unit usually has an administrative authority with the
Administrative_division
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