atheist
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The country that houses the world’s second-largest Hindu temple is the U.S.—also home to the Christian street preacher, the Mormon missionary and the combative atheist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He describes himself as an atheist and said it felt like "a bit of an imposition and probably a bit unfair and silly".
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
China's officially atheist government has been wary of organized movements outside its control, and the country's Christians had been split among those attending unofficial "house" or "underground" churches and those visiting government-sanctioned places of worship.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
He did it again with another atheist by trying to nitpick what the word "believe" means when asked if one "believes" in God.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
While not an atheist, Maman had never in her life given a thought to religion.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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