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?
Yes, Quakers. They sit reflectively with one another instead of listening to services (generally speaking)
Some prominent non-theist Quakers out there, like Charlie Brooker, creator and head writer of Black Mirror and the various Philomena Cunk series Cunk On…
TIL, Charlie identifies as Quaker.
Been watching his content since Oink! Comics, highly approve.
Imagine if the west had been dominated by the quakers during colonialism, instead of the puritans, how different the world would be.