state-sponsored atheism
State-sponsored atheism refers to a government's active promotion and enforcement of atheistic beliefs, practices, and policies within a particular country or region. This approach includes restricting or banning religious activities, suppressing religious institutions, promoting atheistic ideologies, and discouraging or penalizing religious belief and expression.
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