Although his paternal great-grandfather had been a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church, and his pious mother did have him baptised, he was an atheist in later life.

Although raised in the Georgian Orthodox faith, Stalin was an atheist.

Although raised in the Georgian Orthodox faith, Stalin was an atheist.

Although he was a strict atheist, he maintained that the world was created by a monster called Leviathan, whose predatory nature was passed on to humans.

Although Graffin is not religious, he prefers to identify as a naturalist rather than as an atheist.

Although Fields was " an avowed atheist regarded all religions with the suspicion of a seasoned con man ", he yielded to Hattie's wish to have their son baptized.

Although he first believes that she is crazy, it is interesting to note that, despite being a self-proclaimed atheist, when things that the muses tell her start coming true Aaron begins indulging his sister's claims, even to the extent of helping her try to rid herself of all the animals that have talked to her.

Although his politics took Eastman into conservative circles, he remained a lifelong atheist.

Although Strato's view of the universe can be seen as atheistic, he would probably have accepted the existence of lesser gods within the universe, and in the context of Greek religion it is unlikely that he would have regarded himself as an atheist.

Although he became an atheist early in life and resented the strict upbringing of his parents ’ religion, he identified with Jewish culture and joined several international fights against anti-Semitism.

Although Kuroń was an atheist, representatives of all major religious communities came to display their respect to the renowned humanitarian.

Although his family were religious, he became an atheist who retained respect for " the positive aspects of Jewish culture ".

Although a self-proclaimed atheist, Sam Harris has expressed frustration with being labeled an atheist and often employs ignostic arguments criticizing the ambiguous and inconsistent definitions of " God ".

Although not an atheist, Lewis takes the stance of an agnostic with a pessimistic outlook on religion and God.

Although raised in a Christian home, Virginia became an atheist and wild society girl during her college years.

Although Jewish, Hilberg was not religious, and considered himself an atheist.

Although an atheist, she is an Anglican and a regular churchgoer.

Although born into a Christian family, Hawi was a professed atheist.

Although Euhemerus was later criticized for having " spread atheism over the whole inhabited earth by obliterating the gods ", his worldview was not atheist in a strict and theoretical sense, because he differentiated that the primordial deities were " eternal and imperishable ".

Although he initially disapproved of the conquest of Algeria, his undeviating adherence to Louis Philippe brought him into agreement with the government.

Although in June 1940 articles in Action Française signed by Maurras, Léon Daudet and Maurice Pujo praised General Charles de Gaulle, Maurras quickly came to acclaim the fall of the Third Republic, replaced by Marshal Philippe Pétain's Vichy France, as a " divine surprise ".

Although Charles had intended that his grandson, the Duke of Bordeaux, would take the throne as Henry V, the liberal politicians who composed the provisional government instead placed on the throne a distant cousin, Louis Philippe of the House of Orléans, who agreed to rule as a constitutional monarch.

Although France 2 initially won a case against one of those critics, Philippe Karsenty, that judgment was overturned on appeal in May 2008.

Although he was called up to serve in the French Air Force, the quick fall of France resulted in Philippe being arrested in Algeria by the Vichy government and the vineyard property seized.

Although she loved the play when she read it, the copyright to Lawrence's story had already been acquired by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, who was a close friend.

Although Encausse claimed as his " spiritual master " the mysterious magician and healer known as " le Maitre Philippe " ( Philippe Nizier ), his first actual teacher in the intellectual aspects of occultism was the marquis Joseph Alexandre Saint-Yves d ' Alveydre ( 1842-1910 ).

Although, in 2 Dec., 1826 shortly after Kay ’ s patent was awarded, Philippe Henri de Girard seems to have been prompted to write to the Editor of The Manchester Guardian complaining about this and pointing out he had been the inventor.

Although the regent Philippe d ' Orléans was cautious enough to admit all the ministers of the last government of Louis XIV ( except for Nicolas Desmarets, controller-general, i. e. minister of finance, dismissed by the regent ), as well as many of the high officers and civil servants of Louis XIV, to sit in the councils alongside the aristocrats, this system of government worked poorly due to the absenteeism and ineptitude of the aristocrats, as well as to conflicts of personalities.

Although Philippe ceased use of the Anjou title upon becoming King Philip V of Spain in 1700, and renounced his succession rights to the French throne in exchange for retention of his Spanish crown, some Legitimists maintained that neither of these acts was binding.

Although Philippe ceased use of the Anjou title upon becoming King Philip V of Spain in 1700, and renounced his succession rights to the French throne in exchange for retention of his Spanish crown.

Although French poetry during the reign of Henri IV and Louis XIII was still largely inspired by the poets of the late Valois court, some of their excesses and poetic liberties found censure, especially in the work of François de Malherbe who criticized La Pléiade's and Philippe Desportes's irregularities of meter or form ( the suppression of the cesura by a hiatus, sentences clauses spilling over into the next line " enjambement ", neologisms constructed from Greek words, etc .).

Although UCI lawyer Philippe Verbiest has stated that the statute of limitations for removing Riis as winner of the Tour de France has expired, " you cannot strip him of the title but it possible not to mention it anymore ... Because of what he admitted, he is not the winner of the Tour de France.

Although Louis Philippe had been his friend since the days of 1789, he accepted no office from the July Monarchy.

Although French poetry during the reign of Henri IV and Louis XIII was still largely inspired by the poets of the late Valois court, some of their excesses and poetic liberties found censure — especially in the work of François de Malherbe, who criticized La Pléiade's and Philippe Desportes's irregularities of meter or form ( the suppression of the cesura by a hiatus, sentence clauses spilling over into the next line — enjambement — neologisms constructed from Greek words, etc .).

Although he made no pretence regarding the significance of the Senate under his absolute rule, those senators he deemed unworthy were expelled from the Senate, and in the distribution of public offices he rarely favoured family members ; a policy which stood in contrast to the nepotism practiced by Vespasian and Titus.

Although most of the relevant tissues and endocrine glands had been identified by early anatomists, a more humoral approach to understanding biological function and disease was favoured by the ancient Greek and Roman thinkers such as Aristotle, Hippocrates, Lucretius, Celsus, and Galen, according to Freeman et al., and these theories held sway until the advent of germ theory, physiology, and organ basis of pathology in the 19th century.

Although clearly a development of the hoplite, the Macedonian phalanx was tactically more versatile, especially used in the combined arms tactics favoured by the Macedonians.

Although no longer favoured by measurement experts, these manometric units are still encountered in many fields.

Although Honorius never issued a dogmatic ( ex cathedra ) decree in regards to the controversy of Christ's wills, he favoured Monothelitism.

Although this is the interpretation favoured by Dancy, he recognizes that this might not have been Mill ’ s own view for Mill “ would not even allow that ' p & q ' expresses a complex proposition.

Although opinion among the United Kingdom government, the South African government and the British South Africa Company favoured the union option ( and none tried to interfere in the referendum ), when the referendum was held the results saw 59. 4 % in favour of responsible government for a separate colony and 40. 6 % in favour of joining the Union of South Africa.

Although this coincides with the favoured Indonesian spelling, and the spelling with " m " has a longer history in English, " Tetun " has also been used by some Portuguese-educated Timorese, such as José Ramos-Horta and Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo.

Although she welcomed East German democracy, Thatcher worried that a rapid reunification might weaken Gorbachev, and favoured Soviet troops staying in East Germany as long as possible to act as a counterweight to a united Germany.

Although Bouchard favoured calling in Robert Bourassa as a witness, Mulroney refused, deeming it a violation of ' executive privilege '.

Although they continued to lavishly spend money on representation, they favoured public appearances, like games and festivals, over the production of portraits.

Although Saxe favoured movement over siege warfare he knew there was nothing more likely to provoke an early encounter than to threaten one of the Allies ' larger fortresses, which only the most confident and able commander could ignore.

Although Allied commanders generally favoured a broad front policy to continue the advance into Germany and the Netherlands, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery proposed a bold plan to head north through the Dutch Gelderland, bypassing the German Siegfried line defences and opening a route into the German industrial heartland of the Ruhr.

Although quarrels and reconciliations between the three kings followed each other in quick succession, in general it may be said that Louis favoured the divorce, and Charles opposed it, while neither lost sight of the fact that Lothair had no sons to inherit his lands.

Although this type of usage may be favoured in certain contexts, it may also be disfavoured when used gratuitously to portray false erudition, obfuscate or otherwise introduce verbiage.

Although he initially favoured the bay at Kiautschou / Tsingtao, others in the naval establishment advocated a different location and even Tirpitz wavered on his commitment in his final report.

Although there was a tradition of massed instruments in the ritual court music form known as yayue, for the most part music was usually played by a handful of musicians, and even in yayue a single dominant melodic line was favoured.

Although opinion polls showed that many Australians favoured becoming a republic, divisions emerged in the Movement between those who favoured indirect election of the President by Parliament, and those who favoured direct election by the people.

Although the Broadcasting Authority had favoured the Independent Television bid, the incoming Labour government favoured the NZBC's application and awarded it the licence without any formal hearings beforehand.

Although the IFP leadership favoured non-violence, as opposed to the ANC, which had created the Umkhonto we Sizwe, there is clear evidence that during the time that negotiations were taking place in the early 1990s, Inkatha and ANC members were at war with each other, and Self-Protection Units ( SPUs ) and Self-Defence Units ( SDUs ) were formed, respectively, as their protection forces.

Although Griffith favoured co-operation, a special Sinn Feín executive council meeting called to consider co-operation regretted it was not possible because its constitution would not allow it.