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Why call it an "atheist church"?
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I wince a bit at this tactic. I get the evolutionary aspect of our species to socialize. So for atheists to want to socialize is normal because no matter our political or religious labels we are a social species. But why would we as atheists want to attach such a superstitious word in "Church" to what really in reality is merely a social club?
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/...-go-global 
All definitions of the word "church" that I can find seem to relate to Christianity directly... so, yeah, using the word "church" doesn't help their cause.
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I'm guessing they call it that in an attempt to piss off the fundies, or perhaps it is to lure out those people that don't believe in god but still enjoy the social aspects of church.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
(March 8, 2013 at 9:42 am)Faith No More Wrote: I'm guessing they call it that in an attempt to piss off the fundies, or perhaps it is to lure out those people that don't believe in god but still enjoy the social aspects of church.Like I said I get the intent, but considering human behavior in evolution, there is nothing stopping someone in that community from turning a joke into a cult. 
I thought the organisers called it "The Sunday Assembly"? I have seen it being called the "atheist church" before on another website. I think it is the journalist calling it an atheist church.
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