Atheists in church

[Mister Agenda]

Wow, Catholics escort potential converts out of the building, no wonder their numbers are shrinking.

Decided atheists are not "potential converts", they don't belong at Mass.

Most atheists are agnostic atheists. Anyone can go to Mass, I'd say they shouldn't participate in Communion though, ethically speaking.

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OK, that's irrelevant anyway, just like almost everything Ahriman utters.  My question is what, if any, value is there in atheists continuing to be a part of a church community?  I agree there are probably other, more appropriate, community organizations.  I remember my parents being members of organizations when I was young that raised money for charities and helped people in need.  This was in addition to whatever community service they did with the church (usually much less).  I would feel more comfortable with a non-religious organization but theists have a built in distrust of any organization that declares itself areligious and that, again, is why I ask if it's perhaps better to engage more with them on their turf.  I don't know, maybe I'm just being overly submissive here.  Just looking for insight.

I sometimes attend UU, but since they openly accept atheists, maybe they don't count.