#  Rising Religious Tide In China Overwhelms Atheist Doctrine 

 





January 22, 2011

 

 

Author: David Briggs

Source: The Washington Post/ Association of Religion Data Archives

[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/study-rising-religious-ti\_b\_811665.html](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/study-rising-religious-ti_b_811665.html)

One of the last great efforts at state-sponsored atheism is a failure.

And not just any kind of failure. China has enforced its anti-religion policy through decades of repression, coercion and persecution, but the lack of success is spectacular, according to a major new study.



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Statistics ](/news-stories/statistics)
- [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom)
- [ Atheism & Humanism ](/religions/atheism-humanism-0)
- [ Buddhism ](/religions/buddhism)
- [ Christianity ](/religions/christianity)
- [ Other Indigenous Traditions ](/religions/other-indigenous-traditions)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
 
 

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