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Adjective
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026 -
There is Muslim representation on the group's advisory board of lay leaders.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Happy Easter to all who celebrate and happy Hacks return for the heathens among us worshipping at Deborah Vance’s godless altar — the shrine piling up outside her mansion full of flowers and plush Diet Cokes.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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His stories, particularly the later ones, center around the idea that the Universe is a godless cosmos that is entirely indifferent to humanity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.—
Jacqui Frost,
The Conversation,
11 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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This story is told by an unnamed narrator, an irreligious woman who has joined the nuns as a lay resident after her faith in environmental advocacy crumbled.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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And even the irreligious Bill de Blasio would join parishioners at the cathedral.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, the saving-glut idea was partly absorbed into debates over secular stagnation and the long decline in real interest rates.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Putin, in power for more than a quarter-century, has used Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, to showcase the country’s military might and rally support for his military action in Ukraine, now in its fifth year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Glenn Turner, the former owner of a pagan and metaphysical shop, is running as a member of the Green Party.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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The ranks of nondenominational churches — many of them with evangelical beliefs and independent governance similar to Baptists — have been growing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Known for his sense of style and quiet demure, Flemister started dancing at age 5, first at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, a nondenominational church in Oak Forest, and then moving onto hip-hop at age 8 with Final Phaze and then Empiire Dance Company.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Hungarian state paid for most of it and required Rumbach to also operate as a nonsectarian cultural venue, which is why Fischer performs here.—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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The education department’s letter also noted that the school has advertised itself as a religious school, but the Colorado Constitution requires public schools to be nonsectarian.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Nonclerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonclerical. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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