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Title: Sunday Assembly: A Church For The Godless Picks Up Steam
Post by: DriftingCrow on January 07, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
Post by: DriftingCrow on January 07, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
Sunday Assembly: A Church For The Godless Picks Up Steam
http://www.npr.org/2014/01/07/260184473/sunday-assembly-a-church-for-the-godless-picks-up-steam
Author: Mandalit Del Barco Source: NPR
Audio Clip: 6 minutes 26 seconds
It sometimes feels like church in the auditorium of the Professional Musicians union in Hollywood. It's a Sunday morning, and hundreds of people are gathered to meditate, sing and listen to inspirational poetry and stories.
But then the live band starts up — performing songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jerry Lee Lewis. And instead of a sermon, there's a lecture by experimental psychologist and neuroscientist Jessica Cail about the biology of gender identification and sexual orientation.
This is a Los Angeles meeting of Sunday Assembly, a church for people who don't believe in God.
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I heard this on NPR this morning. Is a church for Atheism something you'd be interested in going to? Do you feels there's a human need for the benefits churches/temples offer?
http://www.npr.org/2014/01/07/260184473/sunday-assembly-a-church-for-the-godless-picks-up-steam
Author: Mandalit Del Barco Source: NPR
Audio Clip: 6 minutes 26 seconds
It sometimes feels like church in the auditorium of the Professional Musicians union in Hollywood. It's a Sunday morning, and hundreds of people are gathered to meditate, sing and listen to inspirational poetry and stories.
But then the live band starts up — performing songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jerry Lee Lewis. And instead of a sermon, there's a lecture by experimental psychologist and neuroscientist Jessica Cail about the biology of gender identification and sexual orientation.
This is a Los Angeles meeting of Sunday Assembly, a church for people who don't believe in God.
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I heard this on NPR this morning. Is a church for Atheism something you'd be interested in going to? Do you feels there's a human need for the benefits churches/temples offer?
Title: Re: Sunday Assembly: A Church For The Godless Picks Up Steam
Post by: Anatta on January 07, 2014, 04:50:53 PM
Post by: Anatta on January 07, 2014, 04:50:53 PM
Quote from: LearnedHand on January 07, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
Sunday Assembly: A Church For The Godless Picks Up Steam
http://www.npr.org/2014/01/07/260184473/sunday-assembly-a-church-for-the-godless-picks-up-steam
Author: Mandalit Del Barco Source: NPR
Audio Clip: 6 minutes 26 seconds
It sometimes feels like church in the auditorium of the Professional Musicians union in Hollywood. It's a Sunday morning, and hundreds of people are gathered to meditate, sing and listen to inspirational poetry and stories.
But then the live band starts up — performing songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jerry Lee Lewis. And instead of a sermon, there's a lecture by experimental psychologist and neuroscientist Jessica Cail about the biology of gender identification and sexual orientation.
This is a Los Angeles meeting of Sunday Assembly, a church for people who don't believe in God.
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I heard this on NPR this morning. Is a church for Atheism something you'd be interested in going to? Do you feels there's a human need for the benefits churches/temples offer?
Kia Ora Henry,
For me personally no, well maybe out of curiosity I might pay one a visit if one opened up close by...
I very rarely go to Buddhist temples,(I should point out scientific topics are quite often brought up in Buddhist temples) but when I do I find a calming energy is always present, I guess this comes from those who frequent the temples do so with an open mind, open heart, and wholesome thoughts...
It's possible Sunday Assemblies will attract like-minded people who will go there to 'think' about things and broaden their knowledge/understanding on a number of topics...
Kinship, oneness, togetherness does tend to have a calming effect....
Metta Zenda :)
Title: Re: Sunday Assembly: A Church For The Godless Picks Up Steam
Post by: suzifrommd on January 07, 2014, 06:56:13 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on January 07, 2014, 06:56:13 PM
Quote from: LearnedHand on January 07, 2014, 04:36:42 PM
I heard this on NPR this morning. Is a church for Atheism something you'd be interested in going to? Do you feels there's a human need for the benefits churches/temples offer?
Yes to both questions.