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Mike Aus, founder and leader of Houston Oasis, a community for nonbelievers, welcomes people to a Sunday morning gathering that borrows some of the forms of church. RNS photo by Kimberly Winston

Atheists find a Sunday-morning connection with other nonbelievers

Kimberly Winston | Apr 16, 2013

HOUSTON (RNS) Despite the rows of chairs, the coffee hour and the passed collection plate, don’t call Houston Oasis an “atheist church,” leader Mike Aus said. He and other nonbelievers are aiming for something new: a community that looks to nurture the common human qualities that can unite people.

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Vlad Chituc, 23, gets ready to eat his Quinoa Tabbouleh and portobello burger, much to the interest of his dog "Toad", at his apartment in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, March 13, 2013. RNS photo by Ted Richardson

After giving up religion, atheists try giving up something else for Lent

Kimberly Winston | Mar 18, 2013

(RNS) What would an “atheist Lent” look like? A group of young nonbelievers are finding out, observing the Christian practice minus its religious context.

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