Comparing Catholicism And Atheism?: John England And The Catholic Church

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The two religions I am not familiar with are Catholicism and Atheism.

The first peer reviewed paper is by Laura A. Hunter titled, Explaining Atheism: Testing the Secondary Compensator Model and Proposing an Alternative. The second peer reviewed paper is by Harvey Hill titled, American Catholicism?: John England and "The Republic in Danger". Some similarities about Atheism and Catholicism is that both have a large following. They both have morals and codes for their followers to abide by. Both are recognized as religions and celebrate holidays and traditions. Both religions have faced much hate due to their morals and followers. Both religions are extremely forgiving and knowledgeable of other religions. They both also are accepting of each …show more content…

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Archer, J. E. (2004). USA: 15 Principles of Atheism. Retrieved February 03, 2016, from http://www.unitedstatesatheists.com/cgi-bin/page_display.cgi?page_nav_name=atheism101fK5
Hunter, L. A. (2010). Explaining atheism: Testing the secondary compensator model and proposing an alternative. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion, 6 Retrieved from http://origin-search.proquest.com/docview/1346933306?accountid=34899
Hill, H. (2003). American catholicism?: John england and "the republic in danger". The Catholic Historical Review, 89(2), 240-257. Retrieved from

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