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Recent Examples of atheism
The life-celebrating movement initially rode atheism’s growing waves but welcomes a wide range of beliefs, said Ross Llewallyn of Sunday Assembly Atlanta.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
The campaign Vance’s Catholic conversion is part of young conservative movement
JD Vance, the senator from Ohio who is now the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, was baptized Catholic in 2019 after being raised nominally evangelical and then dabbling with atheism.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Raised nominally evangelical, then dabbling with atheism, Vance was baptized Catholic in 2019, in his mid-30s.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Moscow and Beijing present themselves as defenders of traditional values—a startling transformation for countries that had until recently been identified with official state atheism and, in the case of China, a one-child limit.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
The campaign Vance’s Catholic conversion is part of young conservative movement
JD Vance, the senator from Ohio who is now the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, was baptized Catholic in 2019 after being raised nominally evangelical and then dabbling with atheism.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Raised nominally evangelical, then dabbling with atheism, Vance was baptized Catholic in 2019, in his mid-30s.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Moscow and Beijing present themselves as defenders of traditional values—a startling transformation for countries that had until recently been identified with official state atheism and, in the case of China, a one-child limit.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
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The difference is that in poker the agnosticism over individual decisions all serves a larger plan.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Minervini’s agnosticism matches his plain, quasi-doc images — relentlessly dull except when an elderly bearded sergeant watches rebel soldiers on horseback fill the horizon line, riding toward him.Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
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Across the land, a willing suspension of disbelief has taken hold.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The dad continued and Flynn stood back in disbelief.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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There’s a lot to like about the room, but the highlight, without a doubt, is a sitting area overlooking the garden that doubles as the best seat for the Noh stage.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
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However, there is little doubt that the storm will not materialize in the Kansas City area.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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