atheist
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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
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
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
Despite being ruled by the atheist Chinese Communist Party, China has a sizeable Christian population.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Perhaps struggle is all we have because the god of history is an atheist, and nothing about his world is meant to be.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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