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Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 24, 2011 at 11:36pm

that just means we need to step up. rationalists need to have the level of community and organisation that the religious do.

Permalink Reply by Sunshine Jordan on August 25, 2011 at 6:29am

Easier said than done...cat herding.

Permalink Reply by skepticmom on August 25, 2011 at 6:50am

Churches aren't completely bad. If you can get the religious dogma out of them then then can be pretty nice communities. I went to a UU church a couple of times and it seemed to have all the nice things about a church (community, community service, education) without the bad parts. I was only there a couple of times but that was my impression.

Permalink Reply by skepticmom on August 25, 2011 at 8:32am

I have heard of that one too. We don't have any around here. I would try it if we did. I also like Humanistic Judaism. I only went to that once but I really liked it. I hear Reconstructionist Jews are pretty secular too. I haven't attended any services though.

Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 25, 2011 at 4:39pm

the problem is finding such an organisation that posesses that level of community without including ritual. even without religion, most people insist on having some sort of ritual in their lives, ceremonies and symbolism.

Permalink Reply by skepticmom on August 25, 2011 at 7:50pm

I actually enjoy the ritual, esp. if they are cool rituals. We used to go to a reform jewish synagogue and I really enjoyed their rituals. Catholic ones seem kind of cool too. As long as people don't take the ritual too seriously or believe supernatural meaning behind it, I think it can be fun. I see it more like a tradition. They aren't for everyone. But I enjoy them.

Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 25, 2011 at 8:02pm

tradition makes me retch

Permalink Reply by skepticmom on August 25, 2011 at 8:09pm

Yep, definitely not for everyone. I think it's one of those things that only those who enjoy it should do it and not take it too seriously. And those who don't like it should be allowed to pass w/o getting any hassel from those who do it.

Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 25, 2011 at 8:35pm

if a person enjoys some traditional cultural activity on aesthetic grounds, they should start a club. what i don't like is the idea of doing something just because you, or people like you, have done it in the past.

Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 23, 2011 at 7:22pm

i don't see how it could be illegal or inappropriate, i'm pretty sure any daycare or after school programme can pass out any flyers they want.

Permalink Reply by skepticmom on August 23, 2011 at 8:01pm

It might not be illegal but it definitely seems inappropriate. You really think it is appropriate for a religious day care to hand out flyers in a public school? I wonder how the school and other parents would feel if it were an islamic day care or a pagan one? I have a feeling it wouldn't go over well.

 

Also, I bet an islamic one wouldn't be approved by the school board. 

 

I really want to know if this place got special treatment. If the daycare my friend manages can't get her daycare advertised at the school without going through the school board... I have a feeling that this one didn't go to the school board. I intend to find out.

Permalink Reply by egan thomas penney on August 23, 2011 at 8:38pm

what you're advocating is special treatment, like a religious day care should be excluded when others are allowed. THAT is inappropriate.

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