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(82,333 posts) Mon Aug 22, 2016, 08:57 AM Aug 2016

Church Without the Dogma

Oasis Offers Fellowship to Atheists and Agnostics

Helen Stringer, Founder of Kansas City, Oasis, welcomes the congregants to Sunday's weekly service at the Tony Aguirre Recreation Center in Kansas City. Many congregants said they still felt the need for fellowship after giving up on religion. (Photo: Daniel Boothe | Flatland)

By Daniel Boothe
22 hours ago

Fewer people believe in God these days, and now there is a local church for it. Just don’t call it church.

Members of Kansas City Oasis, which serves atheists, agnostics, and “everything in betweens,” gather every Sunday at the Tony Aguirre Community Center on Kansas City’s West Side.

The group has about 200 participants, and about half of them were on hand earlier this month for the service, which featured music, reflection, announcements, a message, coffee, and fellowship with like-minded non-believers.

Nationwide, according to the Pew Research Center, the number of American adults who don’t believe in God doubled to about 10 percent between 2007 and 2014. And, about one-fifth of the adult population are categorized as “nones,” people who are atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.”

http://www.flatlandkc.org/beyond-belief/kansas-city-oasis-church-atheists/

http://www.kcoasis.org/

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Church Without the Dogma (Original Post) rug Aug 2016 OP

Here is what Bruce Willis said of typically organized religion, I agree 100%. RKP5637 Aug 2016 #1

Bruce Willis is not my spirit animal. rug Aug 2016 #2

Iraq, the stupidest literally invasion ever. The US destroyed an entire country and replaced it RKP5637 Aug 2016 #3

the republicans always say Obama invaded Iraq Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #4

Little did we know! Where would we be without republican lies to spell the truth. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2016 #5

RKP5637

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1. Here is what Bruce Willis said of typically organized religion, I agree 100%.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:16 AM

Aug 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Willis

Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. ... They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened. ... Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that's the way. And that's what makes America cool, you know?

rug

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2. Bruce Willis is not my spirit animal.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 10:30 AM

Aug 2016

This is the war on terrorism; it's worth fighting for.

- Bruce Willis during a visit to the 101st Airborne Division in northern Iraq, September 25, 2003.