atheist
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He describes himself as an atheist and said it felt like "a bit of an imposition and probably a bit unfair and silly".
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 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
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
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
Even though I’m not anymore, I used to be an atheist, which means I didn’t believe in things that couldn’t be observed.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
“I know people of faith will watch the show, but I also know that atheists watch the show and like it. To me, that’s the broadest possible audience.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
You can see the evidence yourself: On social media, people are making teary videos professing to have rediscovered Jesus; in the comments, former atheists share stories of finding peace and purpose in prayer.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
The religiously unaffiliated, including atheists and agnostics, made up 13% of global migrants who have left their country of birth.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
Muslims, Jews, Christians and atheists lived in harmony and showed the possible future of Palestine as a secular, socialist inclusive state.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Many eighteenth-century atheists, such as d’Holbach and Diderot, were to take their inspiration from Descartes’ mechanism and turn it into a systematic materialism with no room for God.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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