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Atheism and academic performance (view source)
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Parental involvement is positively correlated with student academic performance.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020099/ Parent involvement and student academic performance: A multiple mediational analysis]</ref>
Parental involvement is positively correlated with student academic performance.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020099/ Parent involvement and student academic performance: A multiple mediational analysis]</ref>
In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an [[Atheism|atheist]] household remain atheists as adults.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups</ref> Similarly, according to recent research by the Pew Research Forum on Religion and Public Life, in the United States, a majority of those surveyed who were raised in atheist or [[agnosticism|agnostic]] households, or where there was no specific religious attachment, later chose to join a religious faith.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/defectors-to-faith-mark-a-growing-trend/story-e6frg7ko-1225710667095</ref><ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1204/religion-changes-affiliations-survey</ref> See also: [[Atheism and its retention rate in individuals]]
In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an [[Atheism|atheist]] household remain atheists as adults.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups</ref> See also: [[Atheism and its retention rate in individuals]]
[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|225px|right|[[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Paul Vitz]] ]]
[[Image:DrVitz.jpg|thumbnail|225px|right|[[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Paul Vitz]] ]]
The ''Cambridge Companion to Atheism'' which was edited by the atheist [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Michael Martin]] declared:
The ''Cambridge Companion to Atheism'' which was edited by the atheist [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Michael Martin]] declared: