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Recent Examples of unchristian
One of the things President Trump has shaken up is the American church, where some people regard him as a very Christian president, and some people regard him as a very unchristian president.
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Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the House voted on a last-minute amendment attached to the budget bill that removed the $250,000 that was to go Memphis. House lawmakers from Memphis responded by calling it vile, racist and unchristian.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, the House voted on a last-minute amendment attached to the budget bill that removed the $250,000 that was to go Memphis. House lawmakers from Memphis responded by calling it vile, racist and unchristian.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchristian
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Wednesday night’s barbarous shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees — gunned down, shot in the back allegedly by a pro-Palestinian activist while leaving a peace event at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. — is more than a mere workaday atrocity.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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The barbarous relic has glittered amidst the financial carnage.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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To be sure, Musk still has an ungodly amount of money and an inarguably significant political win under his belt with the re-election of Trump.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Mainly because soul tie enthusiasts don’t do a good job delineating the difference between godly and ungodly connections.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
27 Mar. 2025
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Under the Omanis, Zanzibar grew rich selling spices, ivory, and slaves, mostly non-Muslims from the interior, whom the island’s élites derided as washenzi, or uncivilized.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2022
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Forcing a woman to choose between jail and carrying her rapist's baby is uncivilized and medieval.—
CNN,
CNN,
27 June 2022
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Together, these unholy alliances change rules, fire bureaucrats, silence critics, and then eat up the country’s resources.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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Given China’s unholy alliance with Russia, Iran, and North Korea — and America’s friendship ...—
Arthur Herman,
National Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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Various lawmakers, many of whom were elected on platforms of reducing migration to Europe, are pushing to be allowed to more easily deport, surveil or otherwise control people who are considered dangerous or undesirable in Europe.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The Rockies remain on pace to break that undesirable record.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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Finally, the mint julep is a vile almost undrinkable beverage.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Removing unwanted body hair shouldn’t come at the expense of your time, wallet, or sanity.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The service makes a huge effort to minimize unwanted messages and behavior, benefiting both men and women.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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These new elements are neither remarkable nor unwelcome, but devoting time to them at the expense of Stitch is an utterly baffling decision.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Contributor Aging often comes with unwelcome changes, like joint stiffness, nerve pain, sleepless nights, and slowed recovery.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Unchristian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchristian. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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