Consider all the secular activities churches support and engage in. Hell, a church near me revised its policies a few years back—it added a second day of religion-free services. No, I have no idea how that works, and have never attended one. But as an atheist I have to acknowledge that I’ve taken advantage of a lot of the organizations, buildings, and services churches make possible. Until and unless there are secular alternatives to at least most of those offerings—supported on the same voluntary basis that churches exist upon today—atheism has absolutely no business even -thinking- about tearing religious institutions down.
If I understand correctly what kind of services you’re talking about, many social centres do a decent job, at least in Europe.
If I understand correctly what kind of services you’re talking about, many social centres do a decent job, at least in Europe.