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Irreligion, atheism and agnosticism are present among Albanians (see religion in Albania), along with the predominant faiths of Islam and Christianity. [1] The majority of Albanians lead a secular life and reject religious considerations to shape or condition their way of life.
Albania has been a secular state since 1912 and thus and currently according to the constitution, the state has to be "neutral in questions of belief and conscience": [6] The former socialist government started the anti-religious campaign in 1967 and was declared Albania the world's first constitutionally "atheist state" in 1976. Believers ...
State atheism or atheist state is the incorporation of hard atheism or non-theism into political regimes. ... Albania's population was estimated to be 56.7% Muslim, ...
The result of this "spontaneous, unprovoked movement" was the demolition or conversion of all 2,169 churches and mosques in Albania. [110] State atheism became official policy, and Albania was declared the world's first atheist state. Town and city names which echoed Abrahamic religious themes were abandoned for neutral secular ones, as well as ...
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
In 1967 Hoxha closed down all religious buildings in the country, and declared Albania the world's first atheist country. All expression of religion, public or private, was outlawed. Hundreds of clergy were killed or imprisoned. As a result of this policy, a total of 600 Orthodox churches were demolished (1,600 present in 1944).
Pages in category "Albanian atheists" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Vasil Andoni; B.
Albanian nationalism is a general grouping of nationalist ideas ... In 1967 the communist regime declared Albania the only atheist and non-religious country in the ...