It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Several hundred people, including families with small children, packed in for more than an hour of rousing music, an inspirational talk and some quiet reflection. The only thing missing was God.
Nearly three dozen gatherings dubbed “atheist mega-churches” by supporters and detractors have sprung up around the U.S. and Australia ”” with more to come ”” after finding success in Great Britain earlier this year. The movement fueled by social media and spearheaded by two prominent British comedians is no joke.
On Sunday, the inaugural Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles attracted several hundred people bound by their belief in non-belief. Similar gatherings in San Diego, Nashville, New York and other U.S. cities have drawn hundreds of atheists seeking the camaraderie of a congregation without religion or ritual.
Read it all from the AP.
Hmmmm. Who would have thought? Having ‘Church’ without the inconvenience of God.
Oh, I have been in some ECUSA congregations where they came pretty close.
It actually seems kind of redundant. Haven’t these folks heard of the Universalist-Unitarians?
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It is to laugh. My niece is very anti-religion. When she was planning her wedding, a judge was hard to come by. We made the suggestion that she have a UU minister, but that was far too religious to be considered. 🙂