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Atheist ‘mega-churches’ spring up across U.S., world
Associated Press ^ | Posted: Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 | Gillian Flaccus

Posted on 11/16/2013 11:56:02 AM PST by boatbums

It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Hundreds packed in for more than an hour of rousing music, an inspirational sermon, a reading and some quiet reflection. The only thing missing was God. Dozens of gatherings dubbed “atheist mega-churches” by supporters and detractors are springing up around the U.S. after finding success in Great Britain earlier this year. The movement fueled by social media and spearheaded by two prominent British comedians is no joke. The inaugural Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles recently attracted more than 400 attendees, all bound by their belief in nonbelief.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/14/4466619/atheist-mega-churches-spring-up.html#storylink=cpy

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To: Louis Foxwell

Not insignificant that Hillary Clinton identifies as a Methodist.


81 posted on 11/17/2013 12:51:52 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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