atheist
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In his newly published book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” a second memoir after the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Vance chronicles how he went from evangelical Christian to militant atheist to Catholic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Lou assumes her husband is an atheist and doesn’t understand when she discovers a Bible in the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
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
The Chinese government remains officially atheist and keeps tight control over organized religion.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Even though I’m not anymore, I used to be an atheist, which means I didn’t believe in things that couldn’t be observed.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Agnostics and atheists account for 29 percent, and 15 percent did not respond to the pollster Equipos Consultores.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“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
Initially, it was billed as "1 Christian versus 20 atheists," but then one of the atheists outed Peterson, by simply asking Peterson a simple question: "Am I not talking to a Christian?"
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 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
We have Christians, Muslims, and atheists among us.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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