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Many atheist groups, like the Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, would like to take away Christian freedoms in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>UNDERGROUND RESEARCH (COMMUNIST, SOCIALIST PERSECUTIONS, NOT COUNTING WARS): Mao deaths 65 million, Lenin and Stalin deaths 25M, Hitler deaths 11M (6M Jews), Pol Pot deaths 2M.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/125645\/Socialism-Viewed-Positively-Americans.aspx\">DECEIVED: 36% Americans have positive view of socialism; 53% of Democrats, 17% Republicans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UNDERGROUND RESEARCH: 42 million abortion deaths worldwide each year, 9M for starvation, 3M for AIDS, 0 for global warming. 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