(n.) The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.
(n.) Godlessness.
Example Sentences:
(1) One of the problems I have with the New Atheism is that it fixates on ethics, ignoring aesthetics at its peril.
(2) And over the years, he has been unapologetically opinionated, not just on behalf of his fellow scientists, and on behalf of Britain’s disabled, but on wider matters: he joined an academic boycott in protest against Israeli treatment of Palestinians; he backed a recent $100m project to accelerate a tiny spacecraft to a fifth of the speed of light and send it to the nearest star system; he has spoken in favour of assisted suicide for the terminally ill; he has spoken up for atheism; he has made ominous pronouncements about artificial intelligence research; and he has even invited the fans of One Direction to imagine an alternative universe in which Zayn Malik was still with the band.
(3) I think it's in Kansas, you'll have to fact check that, that they're not teaching evolution theory anymore, and apparently there was an online poll of English teachers, British teachers and it was something like 60% thought it should be taught alongside creationism, which for me is really shocking, but... Like I say, I don't think it is a film about atheism, but for me, as an atheist, to have a viable alternative is incredibly important.
(4) Stressing the jolly side of atheism not only glosses over its harsher truths, it also disguises its unique selling point.
(5) How does he feel that, in the US, this summer’s bestselling author on race hails not from the black Christian activist tradition, but from a place of secular atheism that is not especially optimistic?
(6) • This article was amended on 27 September 2013 to clarify that pupils in multi-denominational schools will learn about atheism as part of the wider curriculum covering ethics, beliefs and religion.
(7) The religionists haven't helped themselves, though; surely the new atheism is in part a reaction to the rise of, say, Islamic extremism?
(8) But the religious extremists explained it as destructive ideas against God.” The case went to trial in February 2014 when the complainant and two members of the religious police told the court that Fayadh had publicly blasphemed, promoted atheism to young people and conducted illicit relationships with women and stored some of their photographs on his mobile phone.
(9) Although atheism can be just as oppressive as any other belief system if it becomes the official religion of a repressive state, as the Soviet Union amply demonstrated, I've never heard of any member of Egypt's marginalised, unrecognised and forgotten atheist minority ever calling for a "jihad" or "crusade" against believers.
(10) But during the decades of the Franco dictatorship, a counter-version of history was prosecuted with ferocious energy, one in which Nationalist soldiers stepped in to save old Catholic Spain from the alien, hostile forces of atheism and communism.
(11) That is why, even though many Poles feel entitled to accuse the EU of encouraging atheism, individualism and immorality, an amazing 75% of them want to stay in the EU.
(12) It may be helpful to the church that his shift of position makes it harder to portray the discussion as one between rigid doctrine and compassionate atheism.
(13) Sadiq Khan urges Corbyn to back Gatwick expansion Read more The adult Shelley’s atheism later outraged the local population.
(14) He describes himself in his most recent work Consilience as having been "laid backward under the water on the arm of a sturdy pastor" and while his atheism was complete before he went to university, he understands the need of what he calls the transcendental experience at the heart of human nature.
(15) Jane Donnelly, a member of Atheist Ireland and a parent of two children in an Irish secondary school, welcomed the creation of an atheism alternative for Irish pupils.
(16) The regime is also working on plans to “eradicate” atheism.
(17) The last time I put my own atheism through the spin cycle rather than simply wiping it clean was when I wanted to make a ceremony after the birth of my third child.
(18) They accused me [of] atheism and spreading some destructive thoughts into society,” said Fayadh.
(19) She cited major upcoming BBC4 documentary series by polymath Jonathan Miller, on atheism, and another about the key role light plays in the visual arts and media.
(20) He touches on biogenics by way of the inevitable Richard Dawkins – "This kind of extreme atheism misses the point of religion entirely" – and illustrates how science has lost its monopoly on truth.
Religion
Definition:
(n.) The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love, fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power, whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion; revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion of idol worshipers.
(n.) Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and practice.
(n.) A monastic or religious order subject to a regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter religion.
(n.) Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct.
Example Sentences:
(1) The feedback I have had reveals how accepting people are of different cultures and religions.
(2) She is not: "Religion has nothing to do with spirituality."
(3) To organise society as an individualistic war of one against another was barbaric, while the other models, slavishly following the rules of one religion or one supreme leader, denied freedom.
(4) Chapter three Administration of the camps The preparatory camp is the first home and school of the mujahid in which his military and jihadi training sessions take place and he undergoes sufficient education in matters of his religion, life and jihad.
(5) He is also an active member of the Unitarian church, having returned to religion after the birth of his children.
(6) But perhaps the most striking example of how differently much of the world sees London – and the importance of religion – from the way the city plainly sees itself came from the US, where Donald Trump caused uproar with a call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country.
(7) The concept of a head of state as a "defender" of any sort of faith is uncomfortable in an age when religion is again acquiring a habit of militancy.
(8) In many of the special nursing homes for aged, not a few aged women practiced activities uniquely associated with traditional religion on strongly reflecting the fact that endemic religion is deeply embedded in their thinking.
(9) And I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations – to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God.
(10) "Whether Jain or Sikh or Buddhist or Sufi or Zoroastrian or Jewish or Muslim or Baptist or Hindu or Catholic or Baha'i or Animist or any other mainstream or minor religion or movement, we are taught as a tolerant society to accept a diversity of ideologies.
(11) It quickly became evident that there was an opportunity to take the idea beyond a one-off event between Anglicans and Catholics and reach out to other religions, like the Muslim community.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The St Peter’s XI practise under the Vatican flag.
(12) He said the planned commission on multiculturalism would not threaten anyone's culture or religion.
(13) But flat-out discrimination based on religion or ethnicity or country of origin has never served us well.” The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, has welcomed Trump’s move, but questioned what Turnbull had to give to secure the new administration’s backing for the refugee resettlement agreement.
(14) While there was a slight tendency for responses to be affected by socioeconomic status and religion, the results were not statistically significant, as was true for the level of injury to the child.
(15) They may be considered blasphemous by some, but banning speech based on criticism or so-called defamation of religion is incompatible with international human rights standards.
(16) 'If they want a war of religions, we are ready,' Hassan Sharaf, an imam in Nablus, said in his sermon.
(17) Central to the whole project was a patient fascination with religion, represented, in particular, in his attempt to understand the revolutionary power of puritanism.
(18) Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic treatment seems to be close to the jewish religion.
(19) All of this has been accompanied by ideological tightening across academia, religion, even state media and officialdom itself: a sort of sterilisation of the environment.
(20) Some of this stems from confusing spirituality with religion.