Western Europe and Oceania are the only regions where about 50 percent of the population or more either consider themselves to be atheists or not religious, as well.

Atheist-religious tensions in Europe could spell disaster - opinion A new clash is brewing in Europe. After years of tensions, the European conflict escalated last week to violence.

In 18 nations across Central and Eastern Europe, religion is now essential to national identity. “Believing and belonging, without behaving.” This is how the Pew Research Center summarizes the ...

Atheists are heavily concentrated in economically developed countries, particularly the social democracies of Europe. In underdeveloped countries, there are virtually no atheists. Atheism is a ...

The first World Atheist Convention this weekend in Dublin comes at a time when Islam, the pope, and blasphemy are front and center in Europe. By Jason Walsh Correspondent June 03, 2011, 4:51 p.m ...

Richard Dawkins, prominent atheist author and evolutionary biologist, has warned against celebrating what some call the demise of Christianity in Europe. Dawkins tweeted Wednesday: “Before we ...

UK News: The number of atheists in the UK would surge to around 40% of the population while 23% Europeans would have no religious affiliation by 2050, a Pew Re ...

For the past three years, a surprisingly amiable intellectual dialogue between Christians and Marxist atheists has been under way in Europe. Although there are few domestic Communists around who ...

These laws, however, can be difficult to distinguish from restrictions against "religious incitement," which are common in much of the world, including in atheist-friendly Western Europe.

A new clash is brewing in Europe. After years of tensions, the European conflict escalated last week to violence. But is this a conflict of secularism vs. religion?

Belief in God declines in more developed countries and atheism is concentrated in Europe in countries such as Sweden (64% nonbelievers), Denmark (48%), France (44%) and Germany (42%).