Can't we just have a party?

I'll join but only if i get a pope hat too lol

If there are no tithes, how will you take advantage of your tax-exempt status?

Why do we atheists need a church????

"A gathering" of like-minded people would be nice. Just a place to hang out. No pseudo intellectuals or other bullsh*t

In early books adopted into the bible the word Jesus used for church was the Greek word “ekklēsia”. The same word is used for when a gathering of citizens are called from their homes into a public place for an assembly.

If you are thinking of some sort of assembly / party / meeting of like minded agnostics I'm in ... but if you plan some sort of organisation with leader, heirarchy, rules and codes - not for me. I follow no god, no person, no rules but my own.(generally aligned to polite society)

I considered setting up an Atheist church that meets every Sunday morning at a buffet restaurant for breakfast and conversation. That way, if nobody shows up you still get breakfast.

I really think that a lot of people who go to church do so for the community and social aspects. So we just the those and ditch church and religion.

Organized religion without the organized religion? What will you do with the money?

I like the suggestion with, can't we just have a party other than that I'll pass.

What about 72 virgins? Are some virgins involved? Lol

I've got the altar candles!

To those who responded negatively to the above idea: You should realize how much organized religion has fucked up humanity. It's got to go. The church has fucked everything up, replacing organized daily life with slavery, prejudice, misogyny, war, child abuse, mistrust of science, elitism, and on and on.

Here's how outlandish the culture has become under its influence: There's a day honoring the memory of one of history's most murderous, cruel and sadistic individuals. In an authoritarian church the truth means nothing. Christopher Columbus's favorite saint was St. Dominic, the founder of the Spanish Inquisition. The saint was won't to visit burning pyres of sacrificed "heretics" and read them various Biblical texts as they sizzled like marshmallows. Columbus was sending back pure gold back to Spain by the galleon-full. And this country had a holiday in his honor.

Today both of these religious assholes have countries actually named after them: Columbia and the Dominican Republic.

Other than bands, I'm not a group kinda guy.

You might see more interest if you include sex orgies.

What no hookers lol

I would consider attending as a social gathering, perhaps with a meal included, in order to meet some like-minded people in my area, but I would immediately leave at a sermon of any type.

No, thank you.

Try the First Church of Atheism:

[firstchurchofatheism.com]

Already one up and running. Why not join and set up a local branch?

[venganza.org]

Hell yeah. No church meetings and I'm signing up. I'll be with you, in spirit

I wish there was a "Church" devoted to science and stem education that was both scientific and agnostic that I could join and raise my son in.

We need some way to enter act. O spend my life surrounded by Christian's. I need to converse with like minded humans.

Not me. Exchanging on group of people for their anit-view of the 1st group, seems counterproductive. All that'll happen is people sitting around talking about anti-religion. Boring.