Going to church

Yes.  I went to church today.  Seems odd, given that I am indeed an atheist, and a studied one at that.  But I also have a daughter, and my ex-wife likes to take her to her church.  So I went.  And here are my thoughts:

• Yes, there were good lessons to take away.  The theme was “compassion”.  But then again, what did we expect?  That the theme would be “Stabbing is cool”?
• The sense of community is definitely there.  But I’m not at all sure why it needs to revolve around a book and some magical guy.
• It does occur to me that there is no place in my life that I am sort of pushed to reflect on these important issues.  An atheist gathering or “church” would do it – but I can’t find one in LA.
• I can see no downside at all to my daughter going, as it will give her an open mind about all things – no matter how absurd they seem, or how many people are involved.

So I’m obviously still an atheist.