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The article discusses how people who don’t follow any religion are becoming more politically active, especially in the Western world. These people, often called “nones,” include atheists, agnostics, and those who don’t identify with any religion. The focus is on atheists who are speaking up about their concerns and becoming more involved in politics, often against religious influence in public life. The article explores their political identities, the issues they care about, and how these issues drive their activism. It also discusses controversies around New Atheism as a cultural movement and internal conflicts within the nonreligious community. The aim is to understand the role of nonreligion in public life.
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The article discusses how people who don’t follow any religion are becoming more politically active, especially in the Western world. These people, often called “nones,” include atheists, agnostics, and those who don’t identify with any religion. The focus is on atheists who are speaking up about their concerns and becoming more involved in politics, often against religious influence in public life. The article explores their political identities, the issues they care about, and how these issues drive their activism. It also discusses controversies around New Atheism as a cultural movement and internal conflicts within the nonreligious community. The aim is to understand the role of nonreligion in public life.
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This page is a summary of: The Politics of Nonreligion, January 2021, Bloomsbury Academic,
DOI: 10.5040/9781350971059.008.
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