What sort of club could I create in school that has to do with religion or spirituality?
I like the topic of religion and spirituality and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas for me and if its even a good idea. someone already has a ‘free-thinkers’ club in my school which looks at things from a transcendentalist point of view. I want a club but something that won’t cause any conflict and can be rewarding.
A Freethinker’s club that’s transcendentalist? Wow, I can hardly think of anything that agrees less with free thought.
Anyway, to your question:
If you want to avoid conflict, you’ve chosen a subject remarkably inimical to your goal. If you make a Christian club, your Christians will do theological battle against themselves. If you make a more universally religious club, all of your religions will contend against all the others.
The only avenue for success I see is to make a club that discusses religion’s place in history and social science from a completely rationalist perspective—that is, the members don’t believe in the supernatural, just study those who do.
Otherwise, you’re inviting the conflict you want to avoid.
call it the Mythology Club; it’s the same thing.
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Atheists Club.
They don’t argue about whose god is the right one, no conflict there.
And make it your mission to do nice things for people who need help, there’s your reward.
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Start a club that celebrates all religions. Of course they wont, or shouldn’t let you. Because to many parents can’t have their children celebrating diversity now can they? …hint…hint….sarcasm…..
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I know at the high school I graduated from, we couldn’t have anything that would segregate any religions.
However, there is an organization called Fellowship of Christian Athletes or FCA. Its nationally recognized, you could google it and the website would come up. So my school started an FCA. It was great! We had guest speakers, got free food, had bible studies, had prayer sessions.
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A Freethinker’s club that’s transcendentalist? Wow, I can hardly think of anything that agrees less with free thought.
Anyway, to your question:
If you want to avoid conflict, you’ve chosen a subject remarkably inimical to your goal. If you make a Christian club, your Christians will do theological battle against themselves. If you make a more universally religious club, all of your religions will contend against all the others.
The only avenue for success I see is to make a club that discusses religion’s place in history and social science from a completely rationalist perspective—that is, the members don’t believe in the supernatural, just study those who do.
Otherwise, you’re inviting the conflict you want to avoid.
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