This a little wierd?

wobbles-grogan · 04-02-2013 04:29PM #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21319945 wrote:

An "atheist church" in North London is proving a big hit with non-believers. Does it feel a bit like a new religion?

Not many sermons include the message that we are all going to die and there is no after life.

But the Sunday Assembly is no ordinary church service.

Launched last month, as a gathering for non-believers, it is, in the words of master of ceremonies Sanderson Jones, "part foot-stomping show, part atheist church, all celebration of life".

A congregation of more than 300 crowded into the shell of a deconsecrated church to join the celebration on Sunday morning.

So, a group of people whom have similar beliefs meet up regularly to discuss said beliefs.
Ironic isnt it?

davet82 · 04-02-2013 04:32PM

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

Ironic isnt it?

Yes, yes it is

Vicar in a tutu · 04-02-2013 04:32PM

probably about 50 neckbeards sitting around circle w@nking.:eek::eek::eek::D:D:eek::eek::eek:

Genghiz Cohen · 04-02-2013 04:33PM

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

probably about 50 neckbeards sitting around circle w@nking.:eek::eek::eek::D:D:eek::eek::eek:

Reading skill: 5%
Smiley overuse: 350%

AnonoBoy · 04-02-2013 04:33PM

part foot-stomping show, part atheist church, all celebration of life

So it's a.... nightclub then?

Turtyturd · 04-02-2013 04:33PM

It's only wierd when they start donating money.

wobbles-grogan · 04-02-2013 04:34PM

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

probably about 50 neckbeards sitting around circle w@nking.:eek::eek::eek::D:D:eek::eek::eek:

Are those smileys meant to give us an image of the faces in the circle?

whiskeyman · 04-02-2013 04:34PM

I find the amount of people who misspell 'weird' weird...

Celly Smunt · 04-02-2013 04:34PM

Sounds more humanist than athiest.Im fairly sure attending sermons isn't athiest,by their logic,me going out at the weekend is a sermon.

B.A._Baracus · 04-02-2013 04:34PM

But dont tell me... they still pass around the collection plate right?

orestes · 04-02-2013 04:36PM

wobbles-grogan wrote: »

So, a group of people whom have similar beliefs meet up regularly to discuss said beliefs.
Ironic isnt it?

How is it ironic? Or do you consider every political/scientific/humanitarian/trade/hobby/sci-fi convention to be a church?

Oranage2 · 04-02-2013 04:36PM

We should probably keep a tab on these fundamental atheists, sounds like they could be dangerous.

Turtyturd · 04-02-2013 04:36PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

I find the amount of people who misspell 'weird' weird...

Take it as a criticism of the Irish education system ( i before e...) and boards inability to correct words spelt wrongly.

Celly Smunt · 04-02-2013 04:37PM

orestes wrote: »

How is it ironic? Or do you consider every political/scientific/humanitarian/trade/hobby/sci-fi convention to be a church?

a group organising congregations for the celebration of spiritual matter is in my view a church.

Vicar in a tutu · 04-02-2013 04:38PM

Seriously though, they're doing no harm.. It's ironic alright, but if they share the same views it could be nice to discuss them with like minded people. Although I've no idea what they have to discuss:o

harney · 04-02-2013 04:39PM

There is only one church worth going to on a Sunday in London

http://thechurchlondon.com

orestes · 04-02-2013 04:39PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

a group organising congregations for the celebration of spiritual matter is in my view a church.

So addiction groups like AA, pagans meeting at stonehenge to celebrate the solstice and philosophy courses are churches too?

Celly Smunt · 04-02-2013 04:41PM

orestes wrote: »

So addiction groups like AA and philosophy courses are churches too?

you'll find a lot of AA's are run by religious groups.Philosophy courses are educational not establishments.

Hoop66 · 04-02-2013 04:41PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

a group organising congregations for the celebration of spiritual matter is in my view a church.

Surely the fact that the group is atheist, suggests that they are not celebrating spiritual matters?

orestes · 04-02-2013 04:42PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

you'll find a lot of AA's are run by religious groups.Philosophy courses are educational not an establishment.

AA is an autonomous group with zero connection to any church or religion. Some addiction treatments are run by religious establishments, but not none of them are AA.

Celly Smunt · 04-02-2013 04:43PM

Hoop66 wrote: »

Surely the fact that the group is atheist, suggests that they are not celebrating spiritual matters?

"celebration of life",that's humanist.

My name is URL · 04-02-2013 04:43PM

Is it a coincidence that Sanderson Jones is the image of Jaysus?

Vicar in a tutu · 04-02-2013 04:43PM

orestes wrote: »

So addiction groups like AA, pagans meeting at stonehenge to celebrate the solstice and philosophy courses are churches too?

AA is all about a higher power etc, very religious. An addiction to to replace another addiction.

biko · 04-02-2013 04:44PM

It's like filling a soccer stadium with people and not have a game on.
Just stupid imo.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 04-02-2013 04:44PM

orestes wrote: »

AA is an autonomous group with zero connection to any church or religion.

http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/Information-on-AA/The-Twelve-Steps

orestes · 04-02-2013 04:47PM

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

AA is all about a higher power etc, very religious. An addiction to to replace another addiction.

AA is not religious, it's a spiritual program, not connected to any church or religion whatsoever. Just because something spiritual does not make it a church. And, since when is atheism a spiritual belief anyway? Surely it's the opposite, which was my original point - a gathering of people to discuss a common belief is by no means a church.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/Information-on-AA/The-Twelve-Steps

The key phrase is god as we understood him, a person in AA can choose anything greater than themselves as their higher power, whether it is god, AA itself, their pet, their family, etc. It's not associated with any church or religion at all.

Second bullet point in this link: http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/download/1/questions.pdf

danniemcq · 04-02-2013 04:47PM

at this stage militant Athiests are getting more annoying than militant Christians.

except with christians you can have a decent arguement and both can come away feeling good and show a general respect for each other.

These athiests though are so far up their own fecking arse at this stage thinking that because they are to smart and clever to fall for a belief of a god and that anyone could be that stupid.

People should be free to practice their own beliefs in private so if they want to start a group let them work away but do it quietly ffs

by the way the quiet bit goes for all religions. Doesn't the bible say something like do not met the right hand know what the left hand does when you give to charity and that those who scream their religious beliefs will have their reward but those who do it in private will be welcomed to kingdom of heaven

and yes i know they aren't the correct quotes but i'm to lazy to look them up right now

Celly Smunt · 04-02-2013 04:47PM

orestes wrote: »

AA is an autonomous group with zero connection to any church or religion. .

ehh..thats not right

04-02-2013 04:50PM

danniemcq wrote: »

at this stage militant Athiests are getting more annoying than militant Christians.

People should be free to practice their own beliefs in private so if they want to start a group let them work away but do it quietly ffs

So an atheist group being an atheist group makes them militant and very annoying even though people should be allowed have their own groups.

tfitzgerald · 04-02-2013 04:52PM

biko wrote: »

It's like filling a soccer stadium with people and not have a game on.
Just stupid imo.

LOL. I agree

HTML5! · 04-02-2013 04:52PM

Atheists banging on about being atheists and there being no God or afterlife etc. are as boring and irrelevant to me as the next religion.

This a little wierd?

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