deist

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Recent Examples of deist Our deist, atheist and moderate Christian founders rightly forbade theocracy with the First Amendment’s establishment clause, as incompatible with democracy. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Philosophical critics and subsequent scientific inquiry heaped doubt on Kant’s objectivism, and advancing secularism rendered for many his theist explanation for the morally reasoning immortal soul somewhat antique.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Today Unitarianism is predominantly a non-Christian denomination, with about a half and half split between 'humanist' and 'theist' Unitarians.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2011
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“Deist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deist. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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