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There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023 -
This doesn't mean that more atheist societies are worse than more theist societies (e.g., Estonia vs. Romania).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2011
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Liberty Lobby’s founder, Willis Carto, was a reactionary zealot rumored to have four bronze busts of Hitler in his office.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Conservation groups, meanwhile, decried Burgum as an anti-public lands zealot who does oil companies’ bidding.—
Mary Steurer,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Dragon types, for example, get individual entries but all cultists are filed in the same entry.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The ongoing Escape From Tarkov event is moving at a rapid pace after launching a few days ago, with cultists invading all maps with some serious loot in their pockets.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Fundamentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundamentalist. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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