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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.
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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
Adopting atheism Stating that one does not believe in God, however, is the strongest predictor of identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
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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
Adopting atheism Stating that one does not believe in God, however, is the strongest predictor of identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 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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Neely’s father stared ahead blankly, then looked around the courtroom, in disbelief.Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Chargers linebacker Troy Dye squatted down low on the field in disbelief.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is the music that carried us through break ups and mean girls, micro aggressions and self doubt, but also lifted us through mile 24 of a marathon and bachelorette weekends, slumber parties and carpool lines.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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But experts have expressed doubts on Moscow's ability or willingness to dedicate the resources necessary to save Assad amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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