What happens at an atheist church?
 

A friend forwarded this article to me(a christian) he said he saw this and thought of me. Don't know why-- :rolleyes: -- If moody I tell those that ask that I am a member of the church of Scientology(or just tell the truth and say I am Agnostic-Borderline-Atheist)

Oh anyway
What happens at an atheist church? Well I didn't think one existed. But one does; In London.... Not that I am remotely interested in attending.

BBC News - What happens at an atheist church?

On a Sunday morning; I think I would rather stay in bed and play on the kindle fire....

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instead of sipping wine and eating a wafer you get a WKD and a garlic bread :D

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God knows what goes on there.:rolleyes:

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Yeah I saw this Rob and thought of you - and me - and those others of a similar persuasion - or none.

I think the last thing atheists should be doing is associating themselves with anything remotely resembling a "church" - except possibly to go and look at medievel architecture and art. Strikes me that those who need this sort of get together are still searching for something.

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What goes on? - A celebration of life without mention of the BOFT. The fact that it's held in an old (deconsecrated) church is neither here nor there, it's just using an old empty building.

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What is BOFT?

When I googled I got this
BOFT - Definition by AcronymFinder
which doesn't seem to mean what you intended it to.:confused:

"*** BOFT Business Opportunities from Turkey
** BOFT Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports (Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China)
** BOFT Bearing Oil Film Thickness
** BOFT Blown Optical Fiber Technology
* BOFT Board of Foreign Trade"


PS more googling
Urban Dictionary: Boft :eek::eek::eek:

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An atheist church?...Isn't that another name for a pub?

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The services must be very short, "God still doesn't exist, see you all same time next week, bye".

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Na Less its a different type of service, its more like two pints of the usual love and Micks paying:D

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My first reaction was to google, Margaret, have to admit I was very puzzled too.

Now I wouldn't mind that sort of church Less, we could do it by email and still have time for the pub - see below.Ha ha Margaret, I see you and John are singing from the same hymn sheet! ;):p

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i must be strange (no comment on that on), but i quite like the idea of the communal gathering, bringing the community together on a weekly basis, discussing local issues, all of the things the church does but without the god thing

if there was one in accy i think i would attend, but then again, as i say im strange

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I've been an atheist since my early teens, never had a need to gather together with other atheists to re-assure each other that God doesn't exist.

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i agree, no need to meet to re-afirm your own beliefs, but isnt it human nature to "gather communally", be it in the pub, social clubs etc etc, as i say i like the idea of a "church" community, but have no interest in a supreme being, just find the idea appealing.

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Live life, so long as the god botherers don't insist you follow them, leave them to it.
I mix with a variety of folk some have religion most don't, unlike them I find no need to persuade them to join me.
I often find I lead a more forgiving life than those of any faith.

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A building cannot be described as "an atheist church".

Definition of church
noun
a building used for public Christian worship: OED

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Does anyone really care? The whole idea of atheists gathering together...

To do what?

Nothing of any use to man, beast or anyone else's version of a God.

They must be worse than those annoying folk that knock on the door trying to convert us all from sin, they at least believe in what they are spouting.

Always thought an atheist had no belief, therefore why should we gather together, unless it's to remove the God given free will we all have?
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I'm sure that AccyWebbers would be willing to help out by revising some prayers ... or non-prayers ... for atheists. Something on the lines of: "Hail Mary, full of sprog; who are you going to blame now?":dancedog:

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So what about Catholics. What do they call them?

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Think Christians includes Catholics, Rob? not just Cof E or Non conformists. Or is that not why you were asking the question??

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The comment is religion specific.... . Searching further of dictionary results it is generally described as "Place where god is worshiped ".....

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And there was me thinking you were going to get together with MargaretR:D

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Can't disagree with that Less

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Sorry to say Rob Catholics are Christians mate:)

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With a differing set of rules and alternative worship procedures ?

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many different branches of christianity, as with judiasm, muslim and most other recognised religion

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There is a weekly gathering you can attend. Its not on sunday though. And the worship is focused on certain liquids

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Ya but they all use the same Bible, like the different factions in Islam, sadly its the interpretation of these books, which cause all the trouble, because in the days when these books were first written, many things and statements meant entirely different to what they mean in today's society, yet their are people who think that carrying out things written in say the Koran, in today's society is how it should be, and lets not forget it was written in the first place in Arabic too

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True. Its also why some say the bible cannot be the word of God, even if God existed; because it has been translated and 'edited' so many times it cannot be concluded to be the exact word of god. "King James Version" springs to mind

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Quite right R during editing over the years things will have been taken out and things added, or as its better known Tailor made;)

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As Atheist's don't worship any god because they don't believe, why bring other religions into the mix? You're original post asked "What happens At An Atheist Church?" a connundrum in itself, if there is no belief why the need for a church?:confused::confused::confused:

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Yeah that is the name of article in the paper. If you watch the video the "pastor" sure delivers his speech like a preacher. Yeah why the need indeed. I agree and that's why I posted about it.

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Catholics are Christians - From history you should note that Roman Catholicism was the first Christian Faith

(Catholic) of the Roman Catholic faith.
<LI class="subSense scrollerBlock">of or including all Christians.
<LI class="subSense scrollerBlock">relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church: the Church of England must not compromise its Catholic principles
All you have to do is look in a dictionary - even an on-line one will help you:rolleyes:

oh well.... least dictionary is a book that can be believed

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About 55 years back I mated with a lad out of Cedar St who, when he "pumped", used to say "I boft". I thought, " you daft sod, there,s no such word". We live and learn don't we.

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Yeah I have heard it used for that. Also "keffed"

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I think you will find if you care to look there were Christians long before some Roman emperor adopted their faith, at the beginning of Christianity the Romans weren't exactly keen on them.

:)

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What happens at an atheist church?

They pray to God that he doesnt exist.

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They even tried to nail it to a cross, to stem the tied:rolleyes:

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Make your mind up - nailed up or tied up - which?:rolleyes:

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Either way, should people follow a religion that gets it's kicks out of bondage?

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Margaret you don't want to start a war with me because there will on be one winner and it won't be you:rolleyes:

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Depends where you are really, but taigs, tims, papists, coggers & cack handers spring to mind. :)

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And a light smattering of S&M, don't forget. ;)

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Don't forget Red Necks Dave:)

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Nah ... them's just good ol' boys from south of the Mason-Dixon line ... you know, where the host is a mayonnaise sandwhich, and the sacramental wine comes from Billy Bob's still down by the Green River;)

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I'd heard that the sacremental wine was delivered from the spitoon by the side of the bar and that it was tradition to down it in one swallow because the contents tend to stick together, or are they a different faction of Red Knecks?


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The communion Wine was definitely blessed by the Priest, prior to the altar boys consumption, I can swear to that:D Mind you I'm a great believer of copying somebody being a form of flattery Less, or is it catching, spelling mistakes I mean:D:p:p:p

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What has that got to do with the Red Necks Eric and I were talking about?
:confused:

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because I've always know catholics to be called rednecks Less

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They ain't the only red necks in the world, some are gun totin salt of the earth I hate everyone red necks.
Oh, hang on, maybe they are the catholic church?

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After today's news will this be the new leader of the world's Catholics?

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net...z0gHi9gqaD5Qk_

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An x in a box yerself:confused::D

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Apparently he's quitting because 'Jim fixed it' for him!
Anyway I am looking forward to the new season of Pope Idol.:D

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The next pope may well be the last -
..if you believe the prophesy of Saint Malachy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

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Excuse me now please well I go and lie down in a dark corner, its just getting too much for me now and its only the first day:cool:

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Did the Mayans write it?

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It was a pic of Fr. Jack Hackett from Craggy Island dressed as Pope. I found it on Twitter but it disappeared from the site so has disappeared from here. It doesn't look like the next Pope will be Jack IX.

Paddy Power are offering:
Father Dougal Maguire (Craggy Island) 1000/1.

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Nothing new there if he gets in, a Pope that doesn't give a Feck!

:rolleyes:

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ya but he'll like to tell others how to or how not to do it.;) and when:rolleyes:

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'Book Of Fairy Tales'....

The word of god, written and edited over centuries by man.
I have nothing against god, it's just his fan club I can't do with.

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Been away reading it have you Rex? Took you two weeks to come up with that answer - think your signature is quite accurate!

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Is that the lazy or energy efficient Sue:rolleyes:

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One for reading the book, the other for getting back to us - not sure which is which!