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| Abbreviation | ATEA |
|---|---|
| Formation | August 2008 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
Official language | Portuguese |
Key people | Daniel Sottomaior, Alfredo Spínola and Mauricio Palazzuoli |
| Website |
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The Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics ( Portuguese: Associação Brasileira de Ateus e Agnósticos), or ATEA, is a Brazilian atheist activist nonprofit organization founded in August 2008. The organization advocates the separation of church and state and promotes atheism and agnosticism. [1] Although Brazil is legally defined by its Constitution as a secular state, the organization has voiced its concern that this is not observed in practice.
Its slogans have been: "Religião não define caráter" ("Religion does not define character"), "A fé não dá respostas, só evita perguntas." ("Faith does not give answers. It only prevents questions"), "Se Deus existe, tudo é permitido" ("If God exists, everything is permitted") and "Somos todos ateus para os deuses dos outros" ("We are all atheists to others' gods"). [2] [3]
As of May 2015, it has more than 15,000 associated members. [4]
References
- ^ "Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics". ATEA (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Onibus ateus comecam a circular na capital Neate Domingo". Zero Hora (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-31.
- ^ "Primeira campanha ateísta do Brasil é lançada em Porto Alegre". Soul 21 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
- ^ "Home". ATEA (in Portuguese).
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