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Comment by Andrew DeLong on June 9, 2011 at 2:00pm

Yeah I was telling somebody I work with that her church is just a community center with singing because she goes to a soft "believe what you want" type of place- which in my opinion is more insidious than a dogmatic automaton factory. There is a group called xenos that kind of reminds me of that as well. 
     As far as a community group for free thinkers- I'm all for it but I'd stray away from calling it church for sure! The godbots would jump all over that equivocation to religion and then use it as a debate point, I can just hear them now. Or go the other direction and call it an "atheist genuflection center", but I think the joke would be lost on most.

Comment by Charles Schiele on June 7, 2011 at 5:18pm

Yeah that's true.  Your point about lack of belief in magic is actually a pretty interesting (and somewhat sobering) point about our struggle to fit in to a religious society.  People need a context to hang out and enjoy each other.  Church gives people a significant focal point to build a society around.  Yeah it's based on bullshit - and honestly I think a lot of people in it even really know that in their hearts.  But the society they create, and the rituals they share truly ARE powerful, even in the midst of the bullshit.  I vote we start a church of non-belief!  And actually attend for more enlightening non-bullshit-laden philosophical purposes with the occasional bake sale!

Comment by Andrew DeLong on June 7, 2011 at 4:24pm

It is obvious that lack of belief in magic does very little to encourage discourse so...... Anybody here ride bikes? make art? build things? play music? have activist causes? write? debate?

Comment by Charles Schiele on June 7, 2011 at 2:43pm

19th member! Hi guys... joined up just to be sure my name is here in case we ever decide to do something real! Hope you are all well and healthy!

Comment by Andrew DeLong on May 28, 2011 at 8:57pm

I do not know of any, but then again, I haven't looked super hard.

Comment by Petersaysstuff on May 23, 2011 at 7:50pm

Are there any meetups?

Comment by rich shull on May 4, 2011 at 9:26pm

Should have read -  but I have NOT heard of him for a while

Comment by rich shull on May 4, 2011 at 9:24pm

Anyone remeber or know of Frank "zindler" who used to run the dial-an- athiest phone line some years ago?  I heard him speak in person at the UU chrch in clintonville some years ago ,but have heard of him for awhile. Thanks  Rich 

Comment by Andrew DeLong on May 2, 2011 at 8:48pm

calm down columbus atheists I thought you were charismatics for a minute!

Comment by Craig "Meatstack" on February 26, 2011 at 2:13am

It's a quiet group. doing well Carlton, you?

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