atheism

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Recent Examples of atheism There are no options for atheism or traditional folk religions, even though millions of Indonesians incorporate such beliefs into their religious life. Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025 During the Cold War, the church pitted itself against Soviet atheism; the Polish pope John Paul II, for instance, worked to undermine communist rule in Poland. Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 And there will also be those who are very religious about their atheism. Mike Woodruff, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 In their public rhetoric, the couple also adopted the discourse of televangelists after professing their atheism for many years. Gioconda Belli, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2018 See All Example Sentences for atheism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
Noun
  • 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
  • But this isn’t new: Environmentalists have had a deep legacy of inattention, or agnosticism, to the question of race.
    Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.
    Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
  • 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
Noun
  • Internet viewers are in disbelief over what happened when two golden retrievers were left alone together for the very first time.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • The mother and daughter were both in disbelief over the win, and rightfully so, as the mom had won one of the three $1 million top prizes offered in the Electric 100s scratch-off game, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • There is no doubt that the strike will be recorded as one of the most successful strategic bombing operations in history.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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