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  • Nullifidian
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    • Sep 2007
    • 1837
    #1

    Atheist church? lmfao

    http://news.discovery.com/human/life...bal-130308.htm

    yep..
    As if it wasn't hard enough already to convince people that atheism is not a religion or belief, now there's a church for lacking belief..


    I've seen some arguments that I can see being beneficial such as social benefits, financial benefits of funding such gatherings and perhaps reflecting on world events, breakthroughs in science and reflect on human culture at such gatherings but calling it a church would be a really stupid idea
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    • blindreper1179
      Vice President Of TGB
      • Jun 2006
      • 5900
      #2
      Re: Atheist church? lmfao

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      Originally posted by choof
      It was like trying to throw logic at a fuckin brick wall lmao
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        • rsr2
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          • Oct 2004
          • 1384
          #3
          Re: Atheist church? lmfao



          First thing I thought of...
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          "You shouldn't believe what everyone says about me. I took a shower with my cousin, once. And I have racist thoughts."

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            • Izzy
              Snek
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Jan 2003
              • 9195
              #4
              Re: Atheist church? lmfao

              They are maybe just calling it a church to get away with no taxes. Honestly I think they might as well do it despite being a stupid idea just out of spite for how religion is somehow tax exempt.

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                • i love you
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                  • Oct 2006
                  • 7313
                  #5
                  Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                  ^ Exactly what I thought.
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                    • Nullifidian
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                      • Sep 2007
                      • 1837
                      #6
                      Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                      Yeah that thought crossed my mind too (hence the financial benefits) but it's still weird, having a church for a lack of belief.

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                        • eastsideman09
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                          • Dec 2006
                          • 1746
                          #7
                          Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                          Cool concept. I'm interested in seeing the direction this will go.

                          The article mentioned Census numbers of people identifying as Christian, and how they've plummeted in the last ten years... They'll definitely continue to do so, and if this atheist church idea catches on, atheist numbers will continue to go up... Though starting a church probably wouldn't be necessary for that trend to continue, it will help to give some atheists something to 'identify' with, I think.

                          Originally posted by _.Spitfire._
                          but it's still weird, having a church for a lack of belief.
                          I feel like it's more for a sense of community, ya know? And I think something like this would be good for some atheists, especially those who live in the bible belt. I, for one, remember being ostracized in high school for not identifying as Christian.
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                            • Wayward Vagabond
                              Confirmed Heartbreaker
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              • Jul 2012
                              • 5866
                              #8
                              Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                              the church of people against having an atheist church

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                                • Nullifidian
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                                  • Sep 2007
                                  • 1837
                                  #9
                                  Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                  Originally posted by eastsideman09
                                  I feel like it's more for a sense of community, ya know? And I think something like this would be good for some atheists, especially those who live in the bible belt. I, for one, remember being ostracized in high school for not identifying as Christian.
                                  I actually didn't think of that situation because I grew up in the Netherlands, which is a rather secular country. But yeah I'm not opposed to gatherings and what not but calling it a church seems silly to me and only fuel for religious to say "HA SEE?! I TOLD YOU SO". A church stands in the dictionary as a religious institution, which seems rather silly for a lack of religion. But then again the origin of the word church means a gathering of the citizens, not necessarily religious.

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                                    • adlp
                                      FFR Veteran
                                      • Jul 2006
                                      • 1757
                                      #10
                                      Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                      itll be more of a challenge for an atheist church to gain traction in latin american countries than it would in other parts of europe

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                                        • UserNameGoesHere
                                          FFR Veteran
                                          • May 2008
                                          • 1114
                                          #11
                                          Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                          Seems pretty cool to me. Why not?

                                          You'll see it's mainly as a social gathering for people who aren't religious, which they otherwise might be lacking.

                                          And as long as religious institutions get special privileges, shouldn't an institution which is about lack of religious belief receive the same privileges? Anything less would be religious discrimination, I would think.

                                          The more important question is, if something like this was in your town or city, would you check it out? I would.
                                          Originally posted by Crashfan3
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                                            • Wayward Vagabond
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                                              • Jul 2012
                                              • 5866
                                              #12
                                              Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                              Originally posted by UserNameGoesHere
                                              The more important question is, if something like this was in your town or city, would you check it out? I would.
                                              i definitely would

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                                                • Izzy
                                                  Snek
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                                                  • Jan 2003
                                                  • 9195
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                                  I'd have to leave my bed to go to something like that...

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                                                    • Hakulyte
                                                      the Haku
                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                      • 4598
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                                      *Waiting for Agnostic church*

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                                                        • funmonkey54
                                                          The Chill Keeper
                                                          • Oct 2007
                                                          • 4127
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Atheist church? lmfao

                                                          I'd like a Christian church that has this atmosphere. That would be nice.

                                                          And it sounds like they are doing things to deserve the tax exempt status by inviting charity organizations to get their message out through them. The social benefits so many churches provide to their communities has always been what justifies the tax exempt status. I've always felt churches that can't adequately justify their tax exempt status through direct social aid should't maintain that status.

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