Atheist group offers church-like gathering in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — A new Salt Lake City atheist group is offering non-believers a church-like service that offers music, readings and community for those who don’t belong to the state’s dominant religion, Mormonism, or other faith groups.
The Sunday Assembly hopes to use its weekly gatherings, started in 2016 in Salt Lake City, to build a community and change perceptions people have about atheists. It’s modeled after a similar secular assembly launched by two London comedians almost four years ago. There’s now more than 70 Sunday Assemblies in the U.S. and around the world.
The group promotes a three-pronged motto: Live better, help often, wonder more.
“We don’t do supernatural, but we also won’t tell you you’re wrong if you do,” Salt Lake City organizer Nichelle Reed said. “It’s a place where you can find community that is not based on your religious beliefs, where you’re from, your race, your orientation or your identity.”