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The Opium of the Masses state_atheism.1

As we pass the … Law, there are fears that without the … faith to provide spiritual fulfilment, the huddled masses may fall to into despair.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

God is dead.

We'll nourish their bellies, not their souls. Opium of the Masses: +33% Radicals from Political Movements

Opium is the opium of the masses.

Society of the Godless state_atheism.2

… at the … of … are strong supporters of the … Law. They have founded the Society of the Godless as a means of promoting anti-religious thought.

"I have heard us denigrated as thugs 'encroaching on the highest achievement of human culture'. If that is the highest that humankind has achieved, then I must laugh—to reach a greater height, all I would have to do is hop over a puddle."

An enlightened initiative.

Accost the theists on the streets.

Elevate the Society in the universities.

Works of Charity state_atheism.3

Charities associated with the … have come under fire by supporters of the … Law for being staffed by clergy and pious laity. Many people have rallied to the defense of these popular charities, threatening the success of ….

"I don't care how many people call it a 'charity'. It's a religious sect, and it has as much an agenda as any other sect out there. It doesn't matter if they say they've changed—you and I both know they haven't! The public be damned, we have to go after these people."

Maintain the attacks on the charities.

Promote state welfare to undercut them.

Set up competing relief charities to undercut them. Ad-Hoc Government Charities: -10% …Bureaucracy

Just let the charities be. Popular Works of Charity: +15% Interest Group Political Strength

Extraterritoriality in God's Nation state_atheism.4

Attempting to expel missionaries, clerics, faith healers and the like has caused an uproar abroad. … has resisted the forced extradition of their citizens in ….

"No, I will not abide these laws! I am a man of …, and I will not be bullied out of my noble purpose. You could drag me out in manacles and I would still be legally entitled to enter this place. If I am forced to, I shall invoke extraterritoriality upon this farce!"

We should rethink this, before we have a war. Caved to Missionary Pressure: -3 Interest Group Approval

Force them out if you have to.

They can stay if they swear off their faith. Expelled the Faithful: -3 Interest Group Approval

A River's New Bearing state_atheism.5

As … embarks on a quest of questioning traditional religious morality, members of the … present their theses.

"Furthermore, I should note that if God is to be truly dead, God must be absent from worship. Let us be doomed to freedom, that we may write our history. Not in stone or in blood, as our history under God has been, but in ink and in deeds. God cannot be—and should not be accepted any longer as—a convenient excuse, a lie to embolden the whims of the powerful!"

Tradition still yet has a place in society. Favored Traditionalism: +2 Interest Group Approval, +10% Interest Group Political Strength

Away with faith. Away with all of its trappings.

There is nothing at all that should not be questioned.

Golden Indulgences state_atheism.6

The … have begun carrying out seizures from every … place of worship in …. Every structure, artwork, and piece of gold kitsch are being tallied for liquidation.

"Right, that's just what's in the presbytery. What's he got in his quarters?" "Sir, we pulled all this from one of the ambulatory chapels." "Bugger me, there's enough gold in there to start a new mine. Call up four more men and search the remaining chapels, on the double!"

Melt the gold and re-mint it.

Allow our brave forces some 'danger pay.'

Give the clerics a stipend to start new lives.

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