inside the atheist church hoping to take America by storm

[Warren Stupidity]

At the weekend, the Sunday Assembly launched new services in 35 cities across the world – the largest expansion yet of their 'atheist churches'. Started in January 2013 by British comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, the Sunday Assembly seeks to offer the communal, uplifting aspect of church, without any of the God business.

The US has proved one of the most fertile markets for the Sunday Assembly, with 11 cities already hosting events and another 16 launching new services as part of the latest expansion. The Guardian sent Adam Gabbatt to the first service in Cleveland, Ohio, to find out how a godless church works

http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/sep/29/atheist-church-america-cleveland-sunday-assembly

meh. Looks as goofy as god-smacked church.

[TexasProgresive]

1. SInce the members will be human

I suspect that if this movement grows it will eventually experience all the good, bad and indifference that all human institutions are prone to, including organized religion.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Started by two comics? And...

people are taking this seriously?

I'm not sure I'd want any of their followers, who are apparently too dumb to find a UU church that does pretty much the same thing.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. AFAIC christianity was also started by a bunch of clowns

and 2.2B people apparently take that seriously.

Scientology: started as a joke, taken seriously.
LDS: started by a con man, taken seriously.

I'd say two comics are a good start as far as religious origins go.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. I would not waste my time going there.

Unless it's a nexus for organizing opposition to right wing religious political bullshit, I have no use for that.

[mr blur]

4. Complete waste of time.

Go to a church if you're that desperate.

[Iggo]

6. Idiots.