Can atheists visit your place of worship, if you are religious?

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Anonymous wrote:Episcopalian and definitely. We've almost certainly got atheists as regular parishioners.

+1. Episcopalianism seems to draw a lot of people who like the ritual, music, and contemplative aspects of worship, and openly tolerates questions and doubts. I've heard sermons where Episcopal priests have talked openly about wanting to help parishioners question/examine their faith.

Yes, the Episcopal church is a good place for atheists who can tolerate, or even like, going through the ritual of the mass every week. You'll have plenty of company, maybe including the priests.

Why in the world would a person kill Sunday mornings watching other people play dress up and put on a show nobody believes in?

Some enjoy the ritual and the social justice focus of the ECUSA. I’d say half in our pews are either atheists to an extent or at least take the whole denominational thing as something not really important - many doubt the historicity of Jesus for example. The beauty of the ECUSA is that a member can mold the faith into something that suits them individually and are not dictated to with what must be believed.

I don’t think many doubt the historicity of Jesus—there’s evidence from non-Christian (Roman) sources about that. But things like the resurrection, yes.