Sunday Assembly - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:39:11 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sunday Assembly - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Sunday Assembly not anti-god https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/10/03/sunday-assembly-anti-god/ Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:54:58 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=63850

Those responsible for bringing the Sunday Assembly to New Zealand are keen to dispel any preconceived negative ideas people may have about their movement. Just like any church service, there is singing, service sheets and meaningful readings. But unlike others, the Sunday Assembly is a godless congregation focussed on inspiring guest speakers. "We don't say Read more

Sunday Assembly not anti-god... Read more]]> Those responsible for bringing the Sunday Assembly to New Zealand are keen to dispel any preconceived negative ideas people may have about their movement.

Just like any church service, there is singing, service sheets and meaningful readings. But unlike others, the Sunday Assembly is a godless congregation focussed on inspiring guest speakers.

"We don't say we're anti-God," says Sunday Assembly organiser William Stewart. "We don't say we're anti-religion. We welcome anyone no matter what you believe. We're just going to brush, slide past that topic."

"I know quite a few people who recently transitioned from being religious to being agnostic," he said. "I think no matter what you believe or whereabouts you are, we can provide something for you."

Last Sunday about 30 people attended an assembly themed on urban renewal.

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Sunday Assembly not anti-god]]> 63850 Growing atheist assembly holds General Synod-like meeting https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/13/growing-atheist-assembly-holds-general-synod-like-meeting/ Mon, 12 May 2014 19:05:20 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=57644 The growing atheist Sunday Assembly movement has held its first general meeting to try to set up a system of church-like management. Organisers say the process is comparable to the Church of England's General Synod. After only 16 months, the UK-based Sunday Assembly predicts it will have 100 congregations in five continents by the end Read more

Growing atheist assembly holds General Synod-like meeting... Read more]]> The growing atheist Sunday Assembly movement has held its first general meeting to try to set up a system of church-like management.

Organisers say the process is comparable to the Church of England's General Synod.

After only 16 months, the UK-based Sunday Assembly predicts it will have 100 congregations in five continents by the end of 2014.

It aims to have a godless congregation in every town, city and village that wants one.

The Sunday Assembly experienced its first schism last year, when members an outpost in New York decided to go it alone following a dispute over different definitions of atheism.

The organisation was founded by a comedian and a musician.

It has applied for charitable status in the UK.

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