atheist

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China's officially atheist government has been wary of organized movements outside its control, and the country's Christians had been split among those attending unofficial "house" or "underground" churches and those visiting government-sanctioned places of worship.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Officially, the Communist Party is atheist, with the only legal churches in China being those sanctioned by the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Though Korda is an atheist, Del Toro thinks of these dreamlike moments as the character’s attempt at mending his own wounds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

I'm an atheist who wasn't raised with much religion at all, so I've never observed Lent.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

While not an atheist, Maman had never in her life given a thought to religion.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus