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Sunday Assembly is a non-religious gathering co-founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in January 2013 in London, England. [2] The gathering is mostly for non-religious people who want a similar communal experience to a religious church, though religious people are also welcome.
Conway Hall, home of the Conway Hall Ethical Society, is the oldest freethought community in the world (established 1793).. Irreligious organizations promote the view that moral standards should be based solely on naturalistic considerations, without reference to supernatural concepts (such as God or an afterlife), any desire to do good for a reward after death, or any fear of punishment for ...
The term "non-theistic" first appeared in a Quaker publication in 1952 on conscientious objection. [2] [non-primary source needed] In 1976, a Friends General Conference Gathering hosted a Workshop for Nontheistic Friends (Quakers). [3] A nontheist Friends' website and nontheist Quaker study groups exist. [4]
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices.It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, rationalism, secularism, and non-religious spirituality.
[12] [13] It is a heterogenous group of the not religious and intermittently religious. [14] Researchers argue that most of the "Nones" should be considered "unchurched", rather than objectively nonreligious; [13] [15] [16] [3] [4] especially since most "Nones" do hold some religious-spiritual beliefs and a notable amount participate in behaviors.
Secular spirituality emphasizes humanistic qualities such as love, compassion, patience, forgiveness, responsibility, harmony, and a concern for others. [7] Du Toit argues aspects of life and human experience which go beyond a purely materialistic view of the world are spiritual; spirituality does not require belief in a supernatural reality or divine being.
A National Day of Reason protest in Oklahoma City. The National Day of Reason is a secular celebration for humanists, atheists, secularists, and freethinkers. [1] [2] The day is celebrated annually on the first Thursday in May, in response to the statutory observance of a National Day of Prayer in the United States, which many atheist and secular groups deem unconstitutional. [3]
AA's Twelve Traditions stress anonymity and the lack of a governing hierarchy, and establish AA as free to all, non-promotional, non-professional, unaffiliated, non-denominational, and apolitical. [1] [2] [3] In 2021, AA reported a presence in approximately 180 countries with nearly two million members—73% in the United States and Canada. [4] [5]