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
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
Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
A lover of men, not women, and an atheist, he used the device of space travel to criticize everything he disliked about the real world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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