Is Atheism on the rise?

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Actually, religion has been dead for quite a long time in China. The Communist Party might have been dipshits, but they at least did one good thing. The banned all religion because they believed that it didn't allow society to advance.

Despite supression and persecution from the government, China has the second fastest growing christian population in the world, just a fraction of a percent behind Nepal.  Worldwide, christianity is still growing, although atheism is growing at a faster rate.  Of course, due to it's currently low numbers, it doesn't take a large number of new atheists to create a large percentage of gain.  I will agree that the western nations are quickly moving away from christianity and other organized religions, but those relilgions are growing worlwide.

This is why I prefer an attitude change over enforcement.

I mean, you'd think the correct religion couldn't possibly be suppressed by any government. But there you go.