atheist
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More than 160 of the 940-plus punished officials—or over one in six—were cited for engaging in superstitious activities and beliefs, which the officially atheist Communist Party prohibits for its members.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
"You would say that you became an atheist after coming here. You were not one in Bangladesh," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Lou assumes her husband is an atheist and doesn’t understand when she discovers a Bible in the house.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
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
Perhaps struggle is all we have because the god of history is an atheist, and nothing about his world is meant to be.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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