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Recent Examples of atheism
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.
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Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
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
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Christian Paz, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
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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
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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
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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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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.—
Ervand Abrahamian,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2016
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McIlroy almost immediately looked down and picked up the ball in disbelief.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The man raised his head, staring up at the sky in disbelief, and then rubbed his eyes.—
Wu Jianren,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There is no doubt that Bayern is going to make another offer for the Liverpool forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The primary reason Solomon cited for his doubts is that the meteorites formed much earlier than the best estimates for the ages of rocks now on Mercury’s surface.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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