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83. ^"Above all, however, Mr. Gomulka is an atheist, and he is now strong enough to say so in a country which is not." 'Mr. Gomulka Bolder Against Church', The Times, Wednesday, Feb 08, 1961; pg. 11; Issue 55000; col D.
84. ^"I am an atheist and everybody knows it..." [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/04/wkwas04.xml Atheist premier attacks lack of Christianity in EU constitution], by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph, June 4, 2003.
85. ^"I am confirmed in my conviction that there is no god." Religa-utwierdzam-sie-w-przekonaniu-ze-Boga-nie-ma,wid,10523341,wiadomosc_prasa.html?ticaid=17a23|interview at wp.pl
86. ^{{cite book|last1=Werner|first1=Anita|title=Nieoficjalnie|date=2012-10-26|publisher=Pointa|pages=324}}
87. ^"Her father, Santiago Casares Quiroga, a leftwing atheist, defied another Galician native, born just across the estuary at Ferrol, Francisco Franco, the Caudillo in person." James Kirkup, 'Obituary: Maria Casares, Free Spirit of the French Stage', The Guardian (London), November 26, 1996, Features, Pg. 16.
88. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.elplural.com/2014/09/25/pedro-sanchez-primer-aspirante-a-la-moncloa-que-se-declara-abiertamente-ateo/ |title=Pedro Sánchez, primer aspirante a La Moncloa que se declara abiertamente "ateo" |publisher=El Plural |date=24 September 2014 |accessdate=2 March 2016 |language=Spanish}}
89. ^"He was an atheist and saw war as the greatest threat to mankind. The popularity of the Swedish model society probably peaked in the early seventies, but Olof Palme tirelessly continued his development toward a society as he saw it." Jens Moe, My America: The Culture of Giving, page 155.
90. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.humanisten.se/lasartikel.php?id=45 |title=Bengt Westerberg: Humanistisk ledning av Röda Korset |publisher=Humanisten |accessdate=2007-08-18 |language=sv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809032123/http://www.humanisten.se/lasartikel.php?id=45 |archivedate=2007-08-09 |df= }} Translation:
Interviewer: I would like to ask you about your relation to religion and atheistic humanism. When did you "come out" as [an] atheist and how did it happen?
Westerberg: If you mean in public, then I revealed it in connection to my candidacy as party leader for the People's Party. I got the question if I believed in God from Thomas Hempel in Radioekot (radio program) and answered no. That's when it became known, though I've never made any secret about it.
91. ^[{{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=DUal7eYmEnEC|page=106}} Atheism, Brief Insights Series by Julian Baggini, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009; {{ISBN|1402768826}}, p. 106.]
92. ^[{{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=2gAjMuLivlQC|page=19}} Islamism: A Documentary and Reference Guide, John Calvert John, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008; {{ISBN|0313338566}}, p. 19.]
93. ^Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the secular Turkish Republic said: "I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea..." [{{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=oXxXxBXewzgC|page=146}} The Antipodean Philosopher: Interviews on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand, Graham Oppy, Lexington Books, 2011, {{ISBN|0739167936}}, p. 146.]
94. ^Phil Zuckerman, John R. Shook, The Oxford Handbook of Secularism, Oxford University Press, 2017, {{ISBN|0199988455}}, p. 167.
95. ^Tariq Ramadan, Islam and the Arab Awakening, Oxford University Press, 2012, {{ISBN|0199933731}}, p. 76.
96. ^"The defendant, in the witness-box, declared that the meeting was quite orderly, and there were cries of "Shame" when he was arrested. He denied the charges. Aldred said he was an Atheist and a Socialist." 'Hyde Park Speech Prosecution. Evidence For The Defence', The Times, Wednesday, Mar 04, 1925; pg. 5; Issue 43901; col G.
97. ^"His mother was an intelligent and widely read woman of strong, radical, Presbyterian views who encouraged William to read extensively and passed on a love of literature which stayed with him long after he was converted to free-thinking atheism." Joseph Melling, 'Anderson, William Crawford (1877–1919), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 (accessed May 2, 2008).
98. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30848534|title=Tory MP James Arbuthnot reveals pressure to hide atheism|date=16 January 2015|accessdate=19 June 2017|publisher=BBC News}}
99. ^{{cite book|title=Clement Attlee|first=Jerry Hardman|last=Brookshire|publisher=Manchester University Press|location=New York|year=1995|isbn=0-7190-3244-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tn27AAAAIAAJ|page=15}}
100. ^"His failed marriage aside, he was on a climbing path of conventional success and acclaim, which he left in 1879 when he abandoned his application for the chair of comparative anatomy because the post required its holder to profess Christianity. In July 1879 he made a public pronouncement that he had been an atheist for two or three years. In June 1881 he lost his lectureship, largely because of his atheism." C. A. Creffield: 'Aveling, Edward Bibbens (1849–1898)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed April 29, 2008).
101. ^"Mrs. Braddock, whose husband died in 1963, was an atheist, and her funeral service, next Tuesday at Liverpool crematorium, will be non-sectarian." Christopher Warman, ' 'Merseyside legend' Mrs Braddock dies at 71', The Times, November 14, 1970; pg. 1; Issue 58023; col G.
102. ^Bradlaugh professes and defends atheism in his essay A Plea For Atheism.
103. ^"One of the more enduring marks on British life left by the atheist, Prime Minister Callaghan, was to remove exclusive responsibility for the appointment of bishops from his own office and share it largely with a commission of churchmen. Since 1976, the Prime Minister has been limited to choosing one from two nominees of the commission or, in exceptional cases, sending the list back for the commission to produce a new one." Hugo Young, 'A relic of history best left undisturbed', The Guardian (London), March 27, 1990.
104. ^"You are an atheist. Tony Blair is a devout Christian. Did that make you feel uncomfortable?" Campbell answering questions in The Independent newspaper .
105. ^"Mr Campbell, who is an atheist, has been keen to stop Mr Blair discussing his faith since 1996, when the Labour leader gave an extensive interview on the subject in The Telegraph which proved highly controversial. "
[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/04/nblair04.xml] The Daily Telegraph.
106. ^"Tory MP reveals he smoked marijuana and watched online porn. "
[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/01/james-cleverly-tory-mp-braintree-marijuana-online-porn] The Guardian.
107. ^"Queer-boy, soap-star, luvvie, Blairite, Michael is also, for the final flourish, something of a Buddhist. 'It seems to me a wonderfully selfless religion – and of course the only one which has had no war fought on its behalf. ' He was brought up a Catholic, 'but not any more. People who think you have to do things now for reward later might feel faced with a comeuppance that, as an atheist, I don't have to deal with. If it turns out that there is a God, and I meet her, I think she'll say: 'Well... you were pretty fearless, and you did what you thought was right. I've got a place for you. ' " Victoria Coren, 'The Monday interview: Michael Cashman: Straight talker', The Guardian, August 24, 1998, Pg. 14.
108. ^"Opposition Members said that many Labour Members hate religion. Perhaps they think that those who support the new clause are atheists. Will my hon. Friend accept my assurance that it is possible to be an atheist and to admire religion? It is even possible to be an atheist and to study it, as I chose to do when I went to university." Colin Challen,
[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020206/debtext/20206-31.htm House of Commons Hansard, 6 Feb 2002: Column 952] (accessed April 24, 2008).
109. ^Gilbert, Martin (1991). Churchill: A Life. London: Heinemann. {{ISBN|0-434-29183-8}}. Page 92.
110. ^" Home Secretary Charles Clarke has revealed he is "totally opposed" to the concept of creationism. The politician, addressing a faith conference, said he does not believe in God, adding: "I believe that science has to be the basis of where we go and one of the greatest scientists was [Charles] Darwin." 'I don't believe in God, says Clarke', Edinburgh Evening News, 22 March 2006 (accessed 18 February 2009).
111. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7151346.stm |title=Clegg 'does not believe in God' |author= |work=BBC News |date=19 December 2007 |accessdate=19 November 2007}}
112. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3074541.ece |title=Nick Clegg says: 'I don't believe in God' |author= |work=The Times | date=19 December 2007 |quote=Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrats’ new leader, has defied political convention with a blunt admission that he is an atheist. |accessdate=20 November 2007 |location=London |first=Greg |last=Hurst}}
113. ^Labour Party at prayer salutes Cook the atheist, by Magnus Linklater, The Times, August 13, 2005.
114. ^"Lord Desai: Like my noble friend Lord Dormand I am an atheist and therefore should not speak too much about religion, but I am glad that the C[hurch] of E[ngland], having lost money in real estate, is now interested in sex and making money. That is always welcome." [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo980604/text/80604-06.htm Lords Hansard, 4 Jun 1998: Column 481] (accessed April 24, 2008).
115. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-484827/Gordon-upsets-laws.html |location=London |work=Daily Mail |title=Gordon upsets the 'in-laws' |first=Black |last=Dog |date=September 30, 2007}}
116. ^In a House of Commons debate on historic churches, Sir Patrick Cormack said: "The chairman of the historic churches and chapels group, the right hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson) […] is a self-proclaimed atheist but shares the affection [for historic churches] that I believe that the Minister has […]" [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm061214/debtext/61214-0023.htm House of Commons Hansard, 14 Dec 2006: Column 1132] (accessed April 24, 2008).
117. ^"As the most insistent of atheists in the House of Lords, after he arrived there in 1987, Dormand demanded equal rights for the non-religious fifth of the population. As a former teacher and education officer, he wanted religions and humanism described neutrally in schools, not propagated. […] But "after some years of very considerable thought", he became an atheist, though "I certainly attempt, although I fail regularly, to live by the Christian ethic." He became more overtly atheist in the Lords than he had been in the Commons, where he had to worry about his religious constituents. […] He started teaching at 21, telling his headmaster that, as an atheist, he was not really qualified to take religious education." Andrew Roth, 'Obituary: Lord Dormand of Easington: Genial chairman during Labour's hard times', The Guardian, December 20, 2003, Pg. 21.
118. ^"Fisher may have underestimated the offence the book would cause because he was himself an agnostic in religious matters; in private letters he described himself as an atheist, and said firmly to his friends that religion 'rots the mind' (J. Hart, Ask me No More, 1998, 204)." A. Ryan, 'Fisher, Herbert Albert Laurens (1865–1940)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edition, January 2008 (accessed May 1, 2008).
119. ^"Mr Findlay, who describes himself as an atheist, also claimed that under European human rights law he had the right to free speech." joke not intended as offensive, says QC', The Journal Online, June 19, 2007 (accessed May 13, 2008).
120. ^"I am an atheist and yet I am accepted by Hindus because as far as I can I follow the principles of the Gita, which I consider the most important Hindu book. In my small way I try to live by that. I do not believe in God but I believe that we have to live a good life on this Earth." Baroness Flather, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70419-0003.htm Lords Hansard, 19 Apr 2007: Column 341] (accessed April 24, 2008).
121. ^"Why are politicians such awful people, I asked Michael Foot. 'They're not, ' he answered. 'Only the ones who don't do anything else. ' His father's son, obviously. And also his own man. He became fatally estranged from his father's Methodist insistencies as a student, when he came upon Bertrand Russell's humanism. He kept quiet about it at the time. 'No point saying I'm an atheist. It wouldn't have been kind. ' " Sally Vincent, The Guardian, January 2, 1999, Weekend Page, Pg. 16.
122. ^"Goldie's opinions, as much as his actions, defied convention. He was a convinced atheist, an admirer of Huxley, Darwin, and Winwoode Reade." Scarbrough: 'Goldie, Sir George Dashwood Taubman (1846–1925)', rev. John Flint, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 (accessed May 1, 2008).
123. ^"But another prominent atheist, medic and secularist, the Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Evan Harris, is not so sure that 9/11 was the nodal point. "It's not the main thing to scientists", he insists. "When you talk to them the thing that comes up most often is the influence religion has had on science in America under George Bush."" Paul Vallely, '[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/religion-vs-science-can-the-divide-between-god-and-rationality-be-reconciled-955321.html Religion vs science: can the divide between God and rationality be reconciled?]', The Independent, 11 October 2008 (accessed 13 October 2008).
124. ^"I was the visiting atheist on the BBC's weekly religious show a couple of Sundays ago." Roy Hattersley, 'Blighted by a moral code', The Guardian, December 11, 2006, Comment and Debate, Pg. 25.
125. ^"Baroness Blatch: My Lords, if noble Lords, like me, believe in the life hereafter, then it is possible to believe that the doughty animal-lover, the late Lord Houghton of Sowerby, will be looking down on our proceedings today. Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords—Baroness Blatch: I know that the noble Lord is not a believer in these matters. I speak personally; I did make that point. […] Lord McIntosh of Haringey: Before the Minister leaves Lord Houghton of Sowerby, it is not my beliefs that matter; Lord Houghton was to his dying day a devoted atheist." [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/vo970320/text/70320-29.htm Lords Hansard, March 20, 1997: Column 1142–1143]
126. ^"Do we accept the fact that in a wholly elected Chamber there would be no Cross-Benchers and no representatives of the Church of England or any other faith? Fortunately there will still be room for atheists like me, although I would go as well under a wholly elected system." Lord Hughes of Woodside, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200203/ldhansrd/vo030121/text/30121-08.htm Lords Hansard, 21 Jan 2003: Column 632] (accessed April 25, 2008).
127. ^"When Jackson in his teens converted 'in a night' to socialism and atheism, he was 'literally ill for days afterwards', and it was another two years before he felt able to reveal his new beliefs to his parents (memoirs, People's History Museum, Manchester)." Kevin Morgan, 'Jackson, Thomas Alfred (1879–1955)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed May 6, 2008).
128. ^"I come to this debate with some hesitation because, although I am an atheist, I have always respected the Church of England for the courageous conduct of some of its clergy in South Africa during the apartheid regime, for its social and community work in the UK and for its stand on many human rights issues, and, of course, my admiration and respect for the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York is unbounded." Lord Joffe, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo980604/text/80604-06.htm Lords Hansard, 19 Apr 2007: Column 357] (accessed April 24, 2008).
129. ^King calls herself "a misguided 'cultural' Jew without any culture, and a born-again atheist." [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/mar/05/labour My week: Oona King], by Oona King, The Observer, Sunday March 5, 2006 (hosted at guardian.co.uk, accessed March 29, 2008)
130. ^"Mr Blair's private faith is well-documented and almost certainly stronger than any prime minister in recent memory. Mr Hague is more typical in being an occasional church-goer. Neil Kinnock was unique in declaring himself an atheist." Michael White, Political editor, 'Blair to address Christian groups conference', The Guardian, June 26, 2000, Pg. 4.
131. ^"I assume you're an atheist? I am too. Isn't life easier?" {{cite web |url=http://johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=1285 |title=Ken Livingstone: The Interview |work=attitude |accessdate=2008-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421124740/http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=1285 |archive-date=2008-04-21 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
132. ^"I speak as someone who was brought up as an atheist, although my free-thinking parents insisted that I spent a great deal of my childhood at Bible class, the Boys' Brigade and Church of Scotland lectures, none of which I regret, but I came back to an atheistic view of the world and have maintained that." Gus Macdonald, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldhansrd/vo060327/text/60327-31.htm Lords Hansard, March 27, 2006: Column GC257] (accessed April 24, 2008).
133. ^"As I have said in the House, I am an atheist and anti-clerical and I do not believe that religion should play the large part that it does in the House or elsewhere." John Maxton, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmhansrd/vo990623/debtext/90623-40.htm House of Commons Hansard, 23 Jun 1999: Column 1253] (accessed April 24, 2008).
134. ^"I am not religious: my children have never been christened. I openly and proudly announce that I am an atheist." John Maxton, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199697/cmhansrd/vo961029/debtext/61029-22.htm House of Commons Hansard, 29 Oct 1996: Column 518] (accessed April 28, 2008).
135. ^"Miliband, a devout atheist, had forged his reputation as a policy wonk at the Left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research and was headhunted to become Tony Blair's head of policy at Downing Street." Andrew Pierce, '[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/2475236/Profile-of-Foreign-Secretary-David-Miliband.html Profile of Foreign Secretary David Miliband]', Daily Telegraph, July 30, 2008 (accessed August 1, 2008).
136. ^"The Labour leader's atheism puts him in stark contrast to his predecessors Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, for whom religion was a central part of their lives." '[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/8032163/Ed-Miliband-I-dont-believe-in-God.html]', Daily Telegraph, September 29, 2010 (accessed May 25, 2011).
137. ^{{cite web|url=https://humanism.org.uk/2017/05/31/public-humanist-funeral-for-rhodri-morgan-at-national-assembly-for-wales/|title=Public humanist funeral for Rhodri Morgan at National Assembly for Wales|date=31 May 2017|accessdate=31 May 2017|work=Humanists UK}}
138. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-40099436|work=BBC Wales News|title=Rhodri Morgan funeral to be held at the Senedd, Cardiff|date=31 May 2017|accessdate=31 May 2017}}
139. ^{{cite web|url=https://humanism.org.uk/about/our-people/patrons/julie-morgan-am/|title=Julie Morgan AM|work=Humanists UK|accessdate=7 February 2018}}
140. ^"[…] Morley was an odd choice for biographer, since he was a "freethinking atheist, and he agreed to the Gladstone family's stipulation that he should refrain from treating Gladstone's religion in any depth." Christopher Howse, 'Why Gladstone had God up his sleeve', Daily Telegraph, November 24, 2007, Pg. 29.
141. ^"She had always proclaimed herself an atheist..." Times obituary: Dr Marjorie Mowlam, August 19, 2005 (Accessed June 6, 2007)
142. ^In a heated debate in the House of Lords in which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, claimed "in my opinion, atheists are not renowned throughout the world for their commitment to the very poor, the starving and the needy", Baroness Murphy replied: "I speak as a rationalist, agnostic—I shall not say atheist in the light of the comments of the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Carey. It is not a particularly comfortable matter, but one reason to contribute to this debate is to stand up and be counted. I was going to remain rather calm throughout this, but I was rather offended by the comments of the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Carey, about the role that people without faith have played in doing good in the world. He is entirely and wholly wrong. We feel just as passionately as those who have faith about ensuring that society is just. "
[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70419-0005.htm Lords Hansard, 19 Apr 2007: Column 350–351] (accessed April 24, 2008).
143. ^"She died an atheist, from stomach cancer, on January 23, 1932 […]." Brian Harrison, 'Phillips, Marion (1881–1932)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edition, January 2008 (accessed May 2, 2008).
144. ^"Mr. Piratin declined to take the oath, saying that he was an atheist, and elected to affirm." 'Former Communist M.P.'S Application Suspended Discharge From Bankruptcy', The Times, Saturday, Jul 12, 1952; pg. 3; Issue 52362; col C.
145. ^"I, too, am a republican atheist, by the way—that should be put in the record—and agree with points made by other hon. Members." Phil Sawford, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmstand/deleg1/st011029/11029s03.htm House of Commons Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (pt 3)], October 29, 2001 (accessed April 24, 2008).
146. ^"Moreover, unless I am much mistaken, as that person is a Church Commissioner he must be a member of the Church of England, an organisation of which I was a member before I became an atheist." Brian Sedgemore, [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020213/debtext/20213-14.htm House of Commons Hansard, 13 Feb 2002: Column 247] (accessed April 24, 2008).
147. ^"Father Doonagh might have described this helping hand to a needy stranger as an act of Christian charity. That's probably not how the atheist Short would see it." Vincent Graff, 'Order! Order! Politics and Food Special', The Observer (England), May 25, 2008, Observer Food Monthly, Pg. 38.
148. ^" All MPs may reserve a particular seat in Parliament for morning prayers, which they then keep for the rest of the day. Skinner, an atheist, refuses to pray, but still likes to 'bagsy' his favourite pew. Following a complaint from the Tory Chris Grayling, the Serjeant at Arms issued him with a formal reprimand. 'Dennis told him to get stuffed, ' says a colleague. 'It's an excellent spot for heckling, and he's not going to vacate it without a fight. ' " Guy Adams, 'Pandora', The Independent (London), December 13, 2005, Features, Pg. 14.
149. ^Peter Tatchell: Islamists Betray Palestine and Human Rights "They happily work with me, despite my atheism and gayness. This is the kind, gentle face of Islam that never seems to be newsworthy. "
150. ^"It was entirely right that Phillip Whitehead, who loved the village and had lived there since he was three, should have left it in the way that Rowsley men and women have left it for 200 years and more. It was an English funeral in an English village according to the rites of the Church of England. But it is at least a paradox that a man who was an uncompromising atheist – and so described by one of his sons during the service – should be laid to rest with the promise of resurrection and eternal life." Roy Hattersley, 'A decent send-off: Even a hardline atheist can see that the church is better than anyone at staging the last farewell', The Guardian January 16, 2006, Pg. 31.
151. ^"Switzerland: Blasphemy" (23 March 1925). Time. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
152. ^"For instance, Chrysostomos might argue that certain self-declared atheists should not be allowed to vote. It's worth recalling that a couple of years ago, the leader of the communist party AKEL Demetris Christofias said he was an atheist." Elias Hazou, 'Church elections: how it works' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606063107/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=27937&archive=1 |date=2008-06-06 }}, Cyprus Mail archive article, September 17, 2006 (accessed May 15, 2008).
153. ^"The philosophical and political differences among the conspirators were expressed at the trial. This was particularly obvious between the two Cubrilović brothers. […] Veljko was a deeply religious man, who spent the whole night before the execution reading St. John's Gospel; Vaso was an atheist, scandalising judges with his statements; […]." 'Back to Sarajevo After 50 Years By Professor Vladimir Dedijer of Harvard', The Times, June 26, 1964; pg. 13; Issue 56048; col F.
154. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15983739|title=Profile: Belgium's Elio Di Rupo|first=Patrick|last=Jackson|date=5 December 2011|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
155. ^"He [Chaim Maccoby] spoke out ever more vehemently against Herzl, the self-confessed atheist, and his followers, refusing to preach at one federation synagogue because it dared to host a branch of the Zionist Federation." Geoffrey Alderman, 'Maccoby, Chaim Zundel (1858–1916)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed May 2, 2008).
156. ^"Forty years later, nobody considers it a problem. If we want to engage in intercultural dialogue, we cannot let our Slovene, Ljubljana Muslims celebrate their holidays at sport halls. I am an atheist, but I think that every religious community should have a place of worship built by themselves." Zoran Janković, quoted in 'Mayor tells Bosnian daily building of mosque in Ljubljana "no longer a problem"', BBC Monitoring Europe – Political, May 14, 2008.
157. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8021513.stm |title=Belarus president visits Vatican |work=BBC News |accessdate=2010-06-26 |date=April 27, 2009}}
158. ^{{cite news |quote=There were no clergy at the ceremony because Milosevic was an avowed atheist. |title=Milosevic buried in quiet ceremony in his hometown |publisher=CBC News | url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/03/18/milosevic-funeral060318.html |date=2006-03-18 |accessdate=2008-04-02}}
159. ^see religion Ivica Račan
160. ^"Both parents were Jewish, although not observant. Towards the end of the First World War, when there was starvation in Vienna, Hedi's father sent mother and daughter to the countryside; in some villages, farmers and shopkeepers expressed their intense anti-Semitism by refusing to sell food unless the buyer could produce a Christian baptismal certificate. Hans Simon arranged for both mother and daughter to be baptised. Later on, when Hedi was 14, she was able to dispense with a religious identity altogether, choosing to become "konfessionslos" ("without religion"), in accordance with the provisions of the Austrian constitution. It was, for her, a relief: she was already a convinced atheist." Daniel Wolf, 'Obituary: Hedi Stadlen', The Independent (London), January 31, 2004, Pg. 48-49.
161. ^""Veton liked good food, good wine, Faulkner, opera, La traviata, Tchaikovsky, Celtic music, jazz, blues, you name it", she said. "But he cared more about his people. He was an atheist but most Muslims still respected him", she [his wife] said, before correcting her use of the past tense. "I mean he is an atheist. His favourite novel was Faulkner's As I Lay Dying but I believe he is alive. You have to believe that."" Phil Davison, 'Kosovars wait for news of the lost hero', The Independent (London), May 20, 1999, News, Pg. 5.
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163. ^{{cite news |author=Bill Curry and Gloria Galloway |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-the-leaders-view-religion-and-politics/article1995302/ |title=How the leaders view religion and politics |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=2011-04-21 |accessdate=2012-02-21 |location=Toronto}}
164. ^" Dale Jackaman doesn't believe in God. Those who do worry him, especially fundamentalists. "I'm an atheist", declares Jackaman, a former Army reservist who has served in the Middle East and now runs a computer security firm. […] "Atheists tend not to bother anybody unless they're riled up", Jackaman said. "We're riled up now." […] Jackaman gives the lie to the old saw that there are no atheists in foxholes. He did three tours of duty in the Middle East—two in the Golan Heights and one in Cyprus—with the Army signal corps. Far from igniting any spark of spirituality, his experience in the war-torn Middle East confirmed his belief that religious differences fan the flames of war. "It solidified my atheism", Jackaman said." No god before me {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605195321/http://www.canada.com/richmondnews/news/story.html?id=6454afdb-9ea3-4bfd-bb9f-11f6898c70fc&p=1 |date=2008-06-05 }}, Richmond News October 23, 2007 (accessed April 22, 2008).
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169. ^""You can be elected as an openly gay politician in this country, but you can't be elected as an openly atheistic one", said Lori Lipman Brown, who was hired last fall to be the Washington, D.C., lobbyist for an organization devoted to atheist causes, the Secular Coalition for America. She's believed to be the first paid lobbyist for the unbelievers in the nation's capital, the front lines of the culture wars. Now, all Brown is seeking is a constituency willing to go public. "Think of where the LGBT movement was 25 years ago", said Brown, who has worked on gay and lesbian rights issues as a legislator and attorney. "That's where atheists are today." […] Brown, who is married and was raised a "humanistic Jew", talks about how she "came out" as an atheist several years ago, and how most atheists aren't "out yet" at work. She says atheist kids—like many gay children—are made to feel outcasts at school, and explains that she wants to erase the negative connotation to the word "atheist" just as homosexuals have reclaimed slurs like "queer" and "dyke."" Joe Garofoli, 'Atheists hoping to assert rights in religious era', San Francisco Chronicle, February 20, 2006 (accessed June 16, 2008).
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173. ^"I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose." Clarence Darrow, speech in Toronto, 1930, as quoted in Breaking the Last Taboo (1996) by James A. Haught.
174. ^"I say that religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don't believe in either." Clarence Darrow, 'Law is 'Horrible' says Darrow, 79', New York Times, April 19, 1936.
175. ^"In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality." Clarence Darrow, Sign magazine, May 1938 (from Rawson's Dictionary of American Quotations via credoreference.com, accessed August 1, 2008).
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177. ^"[Barney] Frank would not have left his safe [Massachusetts] state legislative district to go to Congress if Pope John Paul II had not opened up for him an equally liberal and tolerant district when he ordered Jesuit Father Robert Drinan to resign his seat in the House. The pope thought Drinan too liberal—and in his place he got Frank, a gay Jewish atheist." Garry Wills, "Hampered Brilliance" (a review of Barney Frank, Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 387 pp, $28.00), The New York Review of Books, vol. LXII, no. 10 (June 4, 2015), p. 8.
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179. ^"He also served a two-year sentence for tax evasion in the 1950s, ran for US president for the Progressive Party, made a great deal of money, and as a militant atheist once pinned down a Catholic archbishop during cross-examination, forcing him to confess he could not prove Heaven existed." Christopher Reed, 'Obituary: Vincent Hallinan, A Brawler for Justice', The Guardian (London), October 6, 1992, Pg. 33.
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184. ^Stark called himself "a Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being" and has been identified as an atheist. Rep. Stark applauded for atheist outlook: Believed to be first congressman to declare nontheism, Associated Press, March 13, 2007 (Accessed June 15, 2007)
185. ^"It is long overdue for Atheistic arguments to be given a seat at the table of the marketplace of ideas in today's world. I have established this website in the hope of providing a platform for the dissemination of these arguments." Website of Eddie Tabash (Accessed April 14, 2008)
186. ^{{cite web |title=Jesse Ventura |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/667/000022601/ |publisher=NNDB.com |accessdate=25 April 2012 |quote=Formerly a Lutheran, Ventura generally considers himself an atheist.}}
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188. ^Jesse Ventura said, "I'm an atheist" on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight", 17 September 2012.
189. ^{{cite web | url=http://dailycaller.com/2014/05/03/george-will-im-an-amiable-low-voltage-atheist/#ixzz30kf5svXK | title=George Will: ‘I’m an amiable, low voltage atheist’ | publisher=The Daily Caller | date=May 5, 2014 | accessdate=September 23, 2014}}
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191. ^"Wolfe, a self-proclaimed atheist, said he recognizes the importance of being open to religious ideas." Sara Esquilin, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227070308/http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/04/29/News/Celebrated Atheists. Debate.The. Ethics.Of. NonBelievers-3355090.shtml Celebrated atheists debate the ethics of non-believers], The Daily Free Press, April 29, 2008 (accessed April 30, 2008).
192. ^"I'm an atheist, but I don’t believe that science and religion are by definition incompatible." Andrew Zwicker, [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/25gxxw/i_am_andrew_zwicker_phd_plasma_physicist_science/ Reddit AMA], 13 May 2014 (accessed 9 November 2017).
193. ^Interviewer: "In interviews you have described yourself as "more left than right" and "a militant atheist" in a country that is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, and where the political left continues to be a minority. Don't you think that most of the public might take your statements as a sign that you might be biased on certain issues?"
Argibay: "On the contrary—if one reads my declarations correctly. I believe that saying up front who one is or what one thinks is an indication of honesty, which is the first step towards impartiality. My beliefs, or lack thereof, should not interfere in the judicial decisions I take." Diana Cariboni, 'Single Woman, Atheist, Heads to Seat on High Court {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005421/http://ipsnews.net/africa/print.asp?idnews=22030 |date=2007-09-27 }}', IPS News, January 21, 2004.
194. ^" She was respectfully called "bhowji" (elder brother's wife) by PPP supporters. Janet remained an atheist and did not convert to Hinduism. "I am an activist. People either hate me to infinity or love me to death", she once told an interviewer." John Cherian, 'Guiding light' (Jagan's obituary), Frontline (India), Volume 26, Issue 08, April 11–24, 2009 (accessed 7 April 2009).
195. ^{{cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/paraguay/7.htm|title=Paraguay - Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia|website=countrystudies.us}}
196. ^{{cite web |title=La suerte de Chávez es la suerte de muchos: presidente de Uruguay |url=http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/articulo-346533-suerte-de-chavez-suerte-de-muchos-presidente-de-uruguay |publisher=El Espectador | language=Spanish |date=May 16, 2012 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}}
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