state atheism
State atheism refers to the official endorsement or promotion of atheism by a government or state, which may involve suppressing or discouraging religious beliefs and practices within that society.
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Related Concepts (20)
- anti-clericalism
- antireligious campaigns
- atheism
- deism
- freedom of conscience
- government policies on religion
- inquisition
- non-belief
- non-religious population
- political atheism
- religious freedom
- religious persecution
- religious pluralism
- religious suppression
- secular state
- secularism
- separation of church and state
- state church
- state control over religious institutions
- state-sponsored atheism
Similar Concepts
- agnosticism
- anti-atheism
- atheism and critique of religious beliefs
- atheism and religious fundamentalism
- naturalism
- secular humanism
- state and religion relations
- state control
- state flags
- state legitimacy
- state neutrality towards religion
- state of israel
- state regulation of religious groups
- state's rights
- theism