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Tue Jun 18, 2013, 01:33 PM Jun 2013

British atheist group looking to expand will host sermon at city dive bar

The Sunday Assembly, co-founded by comedian Sanderson Jones, will make a stop in New York during its U.S. tour. The location for the sermon will be at Tobacco Road, a 'bikini bar' where the staff has vowed to cover up during the service.

BY DAVID KNOWLES / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013, 2:30 AM
UPDATED: SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013, 2:30 AM


British couple Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans co-founded the Sunday Assembly. The atheist congregation's guiding ethos is to 'live better, help often and wonder more.'


The British atheists are coming to Hell’s Kitchen!

After six months of packed houses at monthly services in London, an atheist congregation called The Sunday Assembly is bringing its movement to the U.S.

The co-founders will soon embark on a cross-country tour to decide which cities might support their own permanent Sunday Assembly franchise, and the first test run will be held in a Manhattan dive bar.

"Lots of people are giving us warnings that it's going to be different over there, but so far, we've just had a lot of support from the people in America," co-founder and stand-up comic Sanderson Jones told the Daily News.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/british-atheist-group-host-sermon-city-dive-bar-article-1.1373821#ixzz2WadtZcjF

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