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Atheism has been part of many Asian traditions for millennia

  • Written by Signe Cohen, Associate Professor and Department Chair, University of Missouri-Columbia
Atheism is not a modern concept.Zoe Margolis, CC BY-NC-ND

A group of atheists and secularists recently gathered in Southern California to talk about social and political issues. This was the first of three summits planned by the Secular Coalition for America, an advocacy group based in Washington D.C.

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