Top 10 Reasons Freethinker Meetings are better than Church

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Top 10 Reasons Freethinker Meetings are better than Church

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Lets put a kick ass list together. Here are a few ideas off the top of my head (with Tamara's help):

--No tithing

--Meetings only once a month instead of weekly

--Claims made in presentations can be verified with evidence

--Don't have to dress up

--Don't have to feel guilty if you don't go

--You can drink coffee and eat snacks during the "sermon"

--Sermons not always based on the same book

--No faith required, no guilt trips

--No boring songs to sing

--No threats of eternal damnation

--Funny bits!
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A few more:

* It is OK to laugh during the presentation. [Sometimes it is intentionally funny!]

* Some presentations have pictures of naked people.

* You don't have to stand, sit, kneel, stand, sit, kneel, etc.

* People can exit at regular speed. No long lines as you shake hands with the minister on the way out. (I used to hate the slow lines.)

* You can think FREELY!
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Post by Savonarola »

Doug wrote:* People can exit at regular speed. No long lines as you shake hands with the minister on the way out. (I used to hate the slow lines.)
Doug, you make it sound like people want to leave, which brings up this somewhat circular/vague one:

* You actually want to be there.
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Post by Tamara »

I just thought of one more....

Hotties!
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I don't remember too much gossiping. Or having to dress children up in silly costumes to preform in a badly written play.
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