atheist
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More than 160 of the 940-plus punished officials—or over one in six—were cited for engaging in superstitious activities and beliefs, which the officially atheist Communist Party prohibits for its members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Other techniques include paying to write articles in atheist magazines and hiring someone to pretend to be a same-sex partner.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The Chinese government remains officially atheist and keeps tight control over organized religion.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
You may be an atheist, a non-Christian, or a more liberal Christian who believes in healing the sick.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
“I’m probably just as good an atheist as you are,” she speculated boastfully.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
All around him now there are football atheists.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
“I know people of faith will watch the show, but I also know that atheists watch the show and like it. To me, that’s the broadest possible audience.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Welch says she was raised by atheists, while Sullivan grew up in a religious household.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
The demographic classification itself is extremely broad, encompassing white and Indigenous and Afro-Latinos, long-conservative anti-leftist refugees from Venezuela and Cuba, Democratic-loyal Mexican Americans, immigrants, U.S.–born citizens, bigots and progressives, Catholics and Protestants and atheists.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2025
Or am I remembering the lines of later atheists?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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