Editing Daniel Radcliffe (section)

=== Religious and political beliefs ===
Radcliffe stated of his beliefs in 2012: "There was never [religious] faith in the house. I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English."<ref name="parade" /> He has said that his family are "[[Christmas tree]] Jews,"<ref>''Attitude'' Magazine, London. March 2012. ph. 60. Available to view online</ref><ref name="Playboy">{{cite web |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Rob |title=20Q: Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |publisher=Playboy |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213055049/https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |url-status=live }}</ref> and he said: "I'm an atheist, but I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes."<ref name="dantheman">{{cite news|last=McLean|first=Craig|title=Dan the Man|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|work=The Guardian|date=4 July 2009|access-date=11 July 2009|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908212300/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dailybeast">{{cite web|last=Sessums|first=Kevin |title=Dirty Harry |publisher=The Daily Beast Company |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 January 2009|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919141620/http://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|archive-date=19 September 2017|quote=Daniel Radcliffe: "My dad is Northern Irish and my mum is Jewish. That's working blood. Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish."}}</ref> In 2009, he stated that he was an [[Atheism|atheist]] and said, "I'm very relaxed about [being an atheist]. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like [[Richard Dawkins]] who do. Anything he does on television, I will watch."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Freethinker (journal)|The Freethinker]]|url=http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|author-link=Barry Duke|author=Duke, Barry|date=6 July 2009|title=Shock, horror! Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-date=8 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708003522/http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh|first=Anita |title=Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He said in 2012, "I'm an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation."<ref name="atheist">{{cite news |author=Final |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |title=Daniel Radcliffe is a militant atheist |publisher=CTV News |date=11 February 2012 |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101121/https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he described himself as "[[Agnosticism|agnostic]] leaning toward atheism".<ref name="New York Post2019">{{cite news |last1=Sarner |first1=Lauren |title=Daniel Radcliffe: I'd be 'pleasantly surprised' if God was real |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |access-date=11 February 2019 |newspaper=New York Post |date=7 February 2019 |archive-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211035829/https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Radcliffe stated that although he considers himself a "fierce [[Patriotism|patriot]]", he is not a [[royalist]], adding that the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|monarchy]] "symbolized a lot of what is wrong with the country".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessums |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2009 |title=Dirty Harry |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/26/dirty-harry |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>