tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post2197012263567368278..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Secular Community Resource CentersAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-49747002684946980492010-07-19T12:13:14.363-06:002010-07-19T12:13:14.363-06:00District of Columbia Atheists, Inc. is working on ...District of Columbia Atheists, Inc. is working on securing the funding, etc. to open a secular community center in DC. It would be open to members of all local groups - for meetings, and more.Shelley Mountjoyhttp://www.meetup.com/beltwayatheistsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-48701404160436747182010-07-18T11:01:33.560-06:002010-07-18T11:01:33.560-06:00We already have institutions such as you are descr...We already have institutions such as you are describing. They are not bundled together in one building, but they exist — science, medicine, education, charity — we do those things. Because we are a secular republic founded on humanistic values, we taxpayers give a significant portion of our incomes toward projects like Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, unemployment insurance and the National Institutes of Health. This is charity on a scale undreamed-of by any religion. See my recent article, <a href="http://yashwata.info/2010/07/15/charity1/" rel="nofollow">The myth of Christian charity</a>.Roy Sabloskyhttp://yashwata.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-16397663516911773742010-07-17T15:57:52.576-06:002010-07-17T15:57:52.576-06:00I have wished for a secular community center near ...I have wished for a secular community center near me. I would like to teach teens about how to budget money, meet others in my area, and encourage people to shop at local businesses. Perhaps business owners could get to know those who live in the area. Secular weddings could happen there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-24430541484052790052010-07-01T15:56:34.240-06:002010-07-01T15:56:34.240-06:00Sounds wonderful; much less a waste of space/effor...Sounds wonderful; much less a waste of space/effort/money than a mega-church.<br /><br />Not to completely jump off topic right away, but I'm a bit interested to see your take on this Copenhagan Declaration thing that came out of a Denmark atheistic meeting recently. I know you wrote a whole series on the Manhattan Declaration, so I'm intrigued to see how you think its godless counterpart stacks up.SS400https://www.blogger.com/profile/17307796666410840170noreply@blogger.com