While I would disagree that Christianity is the most popular religion, I will agree that a family that has a common path and a common commitment will certainly do things together. This is true for Muslims that I have seen getting food together for the family on Ramadan, of the Jewish families for Shabbat. Going to a common place of worship, speaking of something of significant meaning. It's all good. And this is typically from those who were born into it, married into it, and live it.
While, typically, athiesm doesn't have a central place of worship. It would be weird. And I do no know if you can say that there are no athiest families that spend time bonding over meal, and speaking of the nature of the universe, and the exciting discoveries made in areas such as dark matter. I am not in a position to say that. I also think it is a gross generality to say that all athiests are angry and that's how they got to be athiests. I sort of slid into it without any real emotional attachment and went "Oh yeah. Right." Sometimes I do get a tad ticked off when interacting with stupidity, but then, I would do that when I was Orthodox, so that was not a factor.
But to accept being, say, a Hindu, just because it would result in "Family night" is really not enough of an excuse. There is a kibbutz up north that I visited, it's an athiest one, built by Russians immigrants back when there was no real religion for them, who protested when some newcomers wanted to build a synagoge there. "No way!" They do have Friday night meals, not out of a religious sense, but out of a sense of community. They do sing songs together, play chess (I think it's genetic for the Russians!) and tell stories. They go for walks together in groups, and they tell stories. There is a sense of family, and no God for most (some of the newcomers believe, which is slowly changing the face of things). Kibbutzes are also dying out since it is a communist model based on a cooperative work ethic, which is a hard fit for some.
But I bring that up to say that there probably are athiest families that do the very things you mentioned. But since that is a world foreign to you, you don't really know.
While, typically, athiesm doesn't have a central place of worship. It would be weird. And I do no know if you can say that there are no athiest families that spend time bonding over meal, and speaking of the nature of the universe, and the exciting discoveries made in areas such as dark matter. I am not in a position to say that. I also think it is a gross generality to say that all athiests are angry and that's how they got to be athiests. I sort of slid into it without any real emotional attachment and went "Oh yeah. Right." Sometimes I do get a tad ticked off when interacting with stupidity, but then, I would do that when I was Orthodox, so that was not a factor.
But to accept being, say, a Hindu, just because it would result in "Family night" is really not enough of an excuse. There is a kibbutz up north that I visited, it's an athiest one, built by Russians immigrants back when there was no real religion for them, who protested when some newcomers wanted to build a synagoge there. "No way!" They do have Friday night meals, not out of a religious sense, but out of a sense of community. They do sing songs together, play chess (I think it's genetic for the Russians!) and tell stories. They go for walks together in groups, and they tell stories. There is a sense of family, and no God for most (some of the newcomers believe, which is slowly changing the face of things). Kibbutzes are also dying out since it is a communist model based on a cooperative work ethic, which is a hard fit for some.
But I bring that up to say that there probably are athiest families that do the very things you mentioned. But since that is a world foreign to you, you don't really know.
“I've done everything the Bible says — even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!"— Ned Flanders
