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As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026 -
The image sparked backlash, including from many American Catholics, who called it blasphemous.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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The same is true of Mindelle, who is also fearless as our narrator, the heart of the show, and its campiest, most-irreverent player.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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The president's post was interpreted as sacrilegious even by those who usually support him.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Next Generation was sacrilegious to most Trekkies.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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But even Patton’s weather prayer looks timid next to Hegseth’s impious rage.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Other events similar to it, like Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association’s Matsuri event held last year in Los Angeles, are label agnostic.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones are the better pick for those who want a brand-agnostic option with a more natural, adjustable tuning that stands out for its high-resolution audio support, longer battery life, and an excellent accompanying app.—
Christian de Looper,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 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 area Life is decidedly unhurried in this part of the world, where the sunkissed monte landscape is punctuated by cork, olive, and oak trees, wild horses frolic in meadows, and huge granite dolmens hint at a pagan past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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For a president to cast such ungodly stones at a deceased public servant is staggering.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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And in that quest for unbridled growth, the AI industry has wrested ungodly amounts of capital from investors all looking for the next big thing, ensnaring the entire economy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Whichever ways the judicial winds blow, Madigan’s unholy alliance with ComEd is a scandal that takes its place among the worst in the lengthy and disgraceful pantheon of political corruption in Illinois.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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At a time when antisemitism is rising at staggering levels across the United States — surfacing on college campuses, in public discourse, and across the political spectrum — many Jews are being asked to accept an impossible and unholy choice.—
Rabbi Tuvia Brander,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Profanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanatory. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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