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Fear or hatred of atheism or atheists

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, year = 2003 , month = Spring , title = Inviting Atheists to the Table: A Modest Proposal for Higher Education , first = Robert J. , last = Nash , journal = , issn = 1550-7394 , volume = 30 , issue = 1 , location = New York , doi = 10.1080/15507394.2003.10012315 , passage = At many institutions, I have found atheophobia to be rampant among students; and religiophobia to be common among faculty. }}

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, year = 2009 , month = Spring , title = Invisible, marginalized, and stigmatized: Understanding and addressing the needs of atheist students , first = Kathleen M. , last = Goodman , coauthors = Mueller, John A. , journal = New Directions for Student Services , issue = 125 , pages = 55-63 , doi = 10.1002/ss.308 , issn = 0164-7970 , passage = Atheophobia leads to invisibility for many atheists, who find it is best to keep their nonbelief hidden for their own good. }}

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, date = 2011-01-25 , title = The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God , first = Dan , last = Barker , authorlink = Dan Barker , isbn = 9781569758465 , lccn = 2010925858 , oclc = 697784351 , ol = 25125704M , publisher = Ulysses Press , location = Berkeley , page = 42 , pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=ruzL8ogol2sC&pg=PA42&dq=atheophobia , passage = Atheophobia should be just as unacceptable as homophobia, anti-Semitism, or racism. }}

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The philosophical position that beliefs regarding the existence or non-existence of God (capitalized) all assume too much, especially because there is not just one universal definition of the word "God" or because the concept of "God" is both unfalsifiable and unverifiable; also called "theological noncognitivism".