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There are still remnants of the Gauls in the modern French language, including the words for country and paganism, INRAP president Dominique Garcia pointed out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026 -
To Europeans, the binary of civility and savagery paralleled that of Christianity and paganism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Feb. 2026
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Although Americans are rarely asked to weigh in on polytheism, surveys consistently show that not believing in God is among the biggest political liabilities—more electorally costly than being gay, Black, Jewish, Muslim, or female.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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For Erasmus, theology and philosophy went together; humanism could be a means to build up the philosophia Christi.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth attends a church affiliated with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Reformed denomination whose theology differs sharply from that of the LDS Church.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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To truly understand why the heartbreak outside the mosque quickly turned to anger, city leaders must look past political optics and grasp a foundational concept in Islam, which also parallels the monotheism tradition: the absolute oneness of our community.—
Ammar Qadan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2026
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For all its moral and political weight, monotheism is surprisingly hard to pin down.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 1809, Friedrich’s budding pantheism landed him in hot water.—
Zachary Fine,
The New Yorker,
28 June 2024
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If anyone is wondering, stoicism and pantheism are my preferred lenses through to view the world.—
Christa Allen,
Allure,
28 May 2021
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The doctrine reached its peak with shareholder primacy.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The appeal for young people, experts say, seems to be twofold — a disenchantment with other institutions and with the growing loneliness of life lived on social media, together with a church that, starting with Pope Francis, has focused less on doctrine and more on social justice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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“Heathenism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heathenism. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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