atheist
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Akhand said he would handle the legal side, but it was up to the undercover reporter to choose whether he wanted to pretend to be gay, an atheist or a political activist.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
I’ve noted elsewhere in these pages the succession of formerly atheist or agnostic intellectuals who in recent years have surprised their audiences by acknowledging Western societies’ ancient and continuing dependence on Christian concepts and values.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
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
You may be an atheist, a non-Christian, or a more liberal Christian who believes in healing the sick.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
It wasn’t as deliberate as deciding, at age six, to become an atheist, but more like an imperceptible sloughing of layers.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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