In yesterday's Times (13 December), there was an interesting piece titled 'Father, I have sinned - I'm an atheist' by Tim Lott. In this Mr Lott, an atheist, explains why he attends his local Anglican church (and is made welcome). It is a little ironic that today a Unitarian blog ('Throw yourself like seed' by Rev. Pakula) repeats the line that it is Unitarian churches where atheists are welcome and implies that they aren't anywhere else. It also repeats the line, damaging to the Unitarian cause (I suppose it's meant to amuse), that Unitarians are really atheists.
Obviously Mr Lott has an intelligent and tolerant priest for which he is grateful. However, he doesn't address the rather crucial issue of whether there would be a church for him to be made welcome in at all if it did ditch God and simply expoused an indefinite spiritual humanism. I suspect not.
Obviously Mr Lott has an intelligent and tolerant priest for which he is grateful. However, he doesn't address the rather crucial issue of whether there would be a church for him to be made welcome in at all if it did ditch God and simply expoused an indefinite spiritual humanism. I suspect not.
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