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Is there anything like church without the church? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by epicthundercat@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I am not religious and have no desire to start being now but sometimes I just want the community people get with church. I am craving connection with the community and feel it's very healthy for families and neighbors as well. The United States is seriously lacking in third spaces and communities. It's leading to a serious loneliness epidemic... Just wondering if there is anything that can fill that need for non-religious folks?

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[–] princeofspace@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I wish something like the sunrise movement started a new religion about taking climate change seriously. No sky bully, just people gathering weekly to hear about the earth, what we can do to make it better.

What would the core tenements be?

anti consumption
probably encouraging people to eat less/no meat
energy efficiency - home improvements that make a difference
most importantly- opting away from big corporate polluters when at all possible. Buy local not Amazon. Individual choice doesn’t mean much compared to systemic environmental harm.

I’ve also thought about this a bit and this is my best pitch. But I don’t think it’s very likely to happen when it’s hard enough just getting by for most people now.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would this need to be a religion though?

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Tax-exempt status is one I can think of. I had a similar idea for the Church of Labor. Beliefs are unionization, community solidarity and mutual aid. Get the government to subsidize workers organizing.

[–] Anon518@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

CCL has local groups. citizensclimate.org