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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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But ultimately, basketball agnosticism is the safer bet.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Barrett looked around with his hands up in disbelief.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Booker threw her hands in the air to try to convince the referees, then threw her hands on her head in disbelief before heading to the bench.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, even the new record-holder had some doubts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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