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Recent Examples of atheism
There’s nothing wrong with abandoning atheism per se, but upending worldviews should always be handled with care, caution, and available support.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The life-celebrating movement initially rode atheism’s growing waves but welcomes a wide range of beliefs, said Ross Llewallyn of Sunday Assembly Atlanta.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
The campaign Vance’s Catholic conversion is part of young conservative movement
JD Vance, the senator from Ohio who is now the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, was baptized Catholic in 2019 after being raised nominally evangelical and then dabbling with atheism.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Raised nominally evangelical, then dabbling with atheism, Vance was baptized Catholic in 2019, in his mid-30s.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The life-celebrating movement initially rode atheism’s growing waves but welcomes a wide range of beliefs, said Ross Llewallyn of Sunday Assembly Atlanta.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
The campaign Vance’s Catholic conversion is part of young conservative movement
JD Vance, the senator from Ohio who is now the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, was baptized Catholic in 2019 after being raised nominally evangelical and then dabbling with atheism.
—Alec Dent, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Raised nominally evangelical, then dabbling with atheism, Vance was baptized Catholic in 2019, in his mid-30s.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
Noun
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As if extolling radical agnosticism, the film concludes by discussing the role of women in the church and an intersex cardinal’s laparoscopic hysterectomy before finally tossing its bad faith to a hermaphrodite pope.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, this sort of agnosticism does give China an advantage.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2018
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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.—
Ervand Abrahamian,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2016
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.—
Katherine Howell,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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Given the myriad historical inaccuracies in The Brutalist, some suspension of disbelief is necessary.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her mouth dropped in disbelief; her once calm and relaxed pup now likes to live on the edge.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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There’s little doubt that Ohtani will be back in the 2026 WBC with the Japanese team that is ranked first in the world.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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There's little doubt that AI will play an increasingly more prominent role in employee engagement, well-being and development.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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