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Recent Examples of atheism
What families said about the new law The families bringing the lawsuit represent several differing religious beliefs, including Judaism, atheism and Unitarian Universalism, according to the complaint.
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Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
But in his first homily on Friday since being made leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo highlighted the church’s fight against rising atheism.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Today we are engaged in a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and Christianity.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
But in his first homily on Friday since being made leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo highlighted the church’s fight against rising atheism.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
Today we are engaged in a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and Christianity.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
Noun
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Its political agnosticism is seen, uncommonly, as a merit for loftier aims.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the United States, where various types of Protestantism used to be associated with elite culture, Catholicism has risen on the right, while various evangelical, and both Catholicism more tolerant nondenominational Christian churches, have grown, as opposed to more popular atheism or agnosticism.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.—
Katherine Howell,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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In the wake of the tragic UPS plane crash at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, local witnesses and business owners are grappling with a sense of emptiness and disbelief.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The man was then led off as onlookers watched in disbelief.—
Emma Bussey , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no doubt that the plan is ambitious and comprehensive.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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The biggest news Tuesday was how the court was going to define the relevant market in the antitrust case, no doubt.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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