Don’t call it atheist church; secular communities are growing

[rug]

A group talks about why they chose to attend Oasis during Kansas City’s first Oasis gathering on April 6, 2014 in downtown Kansas City, Mo. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow

Kellie Moore | Apr 11, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) A group of nonbelievers held its first secular Sunday service here earlier this month. These meetings fill a need that area atheists say wasn’t being met: Weekly get-togethers for like-minded people in a family-friendly environment.

The group is called Kansas City Oasis, and it’s modeled after Houston Oasis in Texas. But don’t call it an “atheist church” — they prefer “secular community,” or “humanist community.”

These Oasis communities aren’t the only Sunday meetup. Another secular Sunday meeting model, Sunday Assembly, has spread throughout England, the U.S. and Australia.

Kansas City has several active groups and organizations targeted toward the nonreligious. The Kansas City Atheist Coalition has well over 100 members — and those are just the dues-paying members.

http://www.religionnews.com/2014/04/11/dont-call-atheist-church-secular-communities-growing/

[LostOne4Ever]

1. There is a third option for us secularists to do on Sundays

Sleep in!

See you guys at 2pm!

[rug]

2. The Congregation of the Somnolent.

[LostOne4Ever]

3. May the Snooze be with you (nt)

[goldent]

4. Really interesting, I wouldn't have expected it.