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
"You would say that you became an atheist after coming here. You were not one in Bangladesh," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 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
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
He said, “Ghosts don’t care if you believe in them,” and even though I was an atheist, I knew he wasn’t right.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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