Militant atheism

[Lanell]

[Militant atheism] is a term applied to atheism which is hostile towards religion. Historically, the main usage of the term refers to the doctrine advocating the propagation of atheism among the masses, as well as the combating of religion as a harmful aberration, which was often undertaken by atheist states. This application of the term was an integral part of the materialism of Marxism-Leninism, and significant in [the French Revolution], the Soviet Union, and Great [Proletarian] Cultural Revolution.