I was partly raised Unitarian Universalist—but thats not what I mean really. On aesthetics these churches fall far short of the pomp and mystery of, say, Catholicism.
lukeprog would know more (since he’s interviewed a couple of people running these sorts of organizations for his old blog) but the impression I get is that atheists have varied taste in pomp and mystery and that most atheists would be interested in a weekly philosophy meetup but not a weekly philosophy meetup with rituals attached. There’s still a chance someone has made such an organization in your area, but it is unlikely to be large enough to be self-sustaining or contain sufficient good company.
lukeprog would know more (since he’s interviewed a couple of people running these sorts of organizations for his old blog) but the impression I get is that atheists have varied taste in pomp and mystery and that most atheists would be interested in a weekly philosophy meetup but not a weekly philosophy meetup with rituals attached. There’s still a chance someone has made such an organization in your area, but it is unlikely to be large enough to be self-sustaining or contain sufficient good company.