atheist
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In his newly published book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a second memoir after the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Vance chronicles how he went from evangelical Christian to militant atheist to Catholic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Other techniques include paying to write articles in atheist magazines and hiring someone to pretend to be a same-sex partner.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Chinese government remains officially atheist and keeps tight control over organized religion.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
A lover of men, not women, and an atheist, he used the device of space travel to criticize everything he disliked about the real world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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