Country’s first ‘atheist church’ to open in London next year

[rug]

Imogen Blake
Thursday, December 20, 2012
6:30 PM

The first atheist church in the country is set to open in Islington at the start of the new year.

Stand-up comedians Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans will bring together a godless congregation in the Nave in St Paul’s Road, Canonbury for services – with wedding ceremonies and funerals for non-believers even on the cards.

News of the church, which will meet on the first Sunday of every month starting with a service on the Feast of Epiphany on January 6, comes after the census results revealed that nearly one in three Islington residents are atheists.

Mr Jones and Ms Evans, a musical improv comedian who had a BBC Radio 4 show called Showstopper, came up with the idea for The Sunday Assembly after agreeing they liked many aspects of religion but didn’t believe in a God.

http://www.london24.com/news/country_s_first_atheist_church_to_open_in_london_next_year_1_1749313

[cleanhippie]

1. Ahahahahahahaha! I love it!

"News of the church"
"Feast of Epiphany"



Man, I love comedians!

[rug]

2. Here's some more on Sanderson Jones.

[struggle4progress]

3. All of us have been fifteen years old at some time or other

[okasha]

5. Or will be.

n/t

[cleanhippie]

6. Well, that sure explains a lot.

Your posts now make so much more sense.

[LeftishBrit]

4. Well, good luck to them; but considering that in the UK most nominal Christians hardly ever

drag themselves to church, I doubt that many atheists will avail themselves of the opportunity! Even for stand-up comedians. You can watch comedy on TV, after all.

[niebieskieucho]

7. Who will be its parson?

Hahaha

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