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Atheist church

Squeegee Beckenheim said:
I wouldn't. I don't see the point. I feel no void in my life that could be filled by standing around on a Sunday morning singing Queen songs.
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I wouldn't be surprised if there are people who do feel such a void, though. I'm a bit that way myself - when you leave the church, you can suddenly feel as if a big chunk of your life (friends, activities and so on) has just been amputated. That doesn't mean an atheist church is definitely a good idea, but it might be helpful for some people in easing them through a major change, like coming off heroin onto a methadone prescription.

But they need to be clearer about what they're trying to do and who this is for, because the "atheism is a religion" crowd are just loving this at the moment.
 
I think one of the major reasons atheists are known for giving less than theists is that we are less likely get together to talk about ethics and team up for charitable purposes. I know I give a lot more since I started at UU, not just to the congregation but to all kinds of causes they collect for or volunteer for or make me aware of.
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
I wouldn't. I don't see the point. I feel no void in my life that could be filled by standing around on a Sunday morning singing Queen songs.
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Then you must have a very fulfilling life. The rest of us godless heathens, on the other hand, need this!
 
If there were one in my neighborhood I think I would give it a try. Just as a way to meet people. I probably wouldn't be an every-week attendee though.
 
Mister Agenda said:
I think one of the major reasons atheists are known for giving less than theists is that we are less likely get together to talk about ethics and team up for charitable purposes. I know I give a lot more since I started at UU, not just to the congregation but to all kinds of causes they collect for or volunteer for or make me aware of.
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Same here. My gf was shopping around for a place to go and I went along. She apparently (sadly) didn't feel much of a welcome, but I thought I had a very warm welcome. She stopped attending after three services, but I kept going and am now involved in the local secular humanist group as well (which happens to meet at the UU building I attend).
 
Mister Agenda said:
I think one of the major reasons atheists are known for giving less than theists is that we are less likely get together to talk about ethics and team up for charitable purposes. I know I give a lot more since I started at UU, not just to the congregation but to all kinds of causes they collect for or volunteer for or make me aware of.
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I think one of the reasons that statistics often reflect this, is that there are many secularists of many a bent, who do give to non-profit organizations, but there is no record keeping as to their non-religious standing. IE: many give to organizations like the Red Cross, or Unicef, Medcins Sans Frontiers, and many disaster relief funds, but no one keeps any record of whether or not they profess any religious beliefs. So the statistics on this subject that I see from time to time are highly suspect, because there is no way they could possibly be accurate.

Nobody really knows how much non-believers contribute to non-profit/charitable causes. Nor given the current state of record keeping could they possibly do so. I give money to many non-profit organizations, but not once have I ever been asked what religion, if any, I professed. Information from religious organizations are like loaded dice. They always land favorably for them.

Just sayin.
 
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