atheism

According to historians, the persecution of Christianity in the Soviet Union and by the Communists as a whole was the bloodiest in human history - in fact, according to some historians, more people died for the Christian faith in the 20th century than at any time before since the emergence of...

While there are several examples of atheists in antiquity there were never any large groups of them (or at least openly atheists). your challenge is to have an earlier rise in open atheism, they don't have to make up the majority of region they're in just large enough that they make up a...

Looking at this Wiki page, it's clear that irreligious people are a minority globally speaking, overwhelmingly so if you ignore China. Still, some countries have a sizable irreligious population, with a handful like Czechia and Estonia even having a majority. But I wonder, how irreligious could...

I tried asking before about Europe as a whole but I might have better luck if we focused just on the region between them. Initial POD will be that during the first French republic a thought of liberalism is taken to its logical conclusion with the ideology being invented of Laissez-Faire state...

Okay, I know the title sounds ASB, but hear me out. By "Soviet Union" here I mean a counterpart, not a ISOT or anything of the sort. Your challenge, if you decide to take it, is to create a pan-slavic state during the period between the fall of Rome and the fall of Constantinople. Said state...

Despite popular belief, the Nazis (regardless of their views on religion) persecuted atheists as heavily as other minorities. Most fascist groups and regimes heavily supported religion as well. Despite this, is there any way to create an atheist far-right regime after wwi and how can this be...

“...You must not, best of men, abdicate the kingship of your fathers and embark upon this unwise course, painful, rocky and full of thorns. Consecrate yourself in prosperous Ayodhyā; the city is waiting for you, wearing her single braid of hair. Indulge in priceless royal pleasures and enjoy...

By 2000, a secular religion develops among European countries that is somewhat similar to Cheondoism in Korea. This religion is Atheistic, but is very similar to Christianity in its practice and organization. Instead of God, it puts its faith into the cohesion and cooperation of the inhabitants...

In recent years, several Atheist congregations appeared for people who don't believe in a deity, but want to adhere to the perceived positive effects of belonging to an organized religion and attending church, mostly its social aspects. Unitarian Universalism can be considered a kind of...