The Christian Humanism CommUNITY Church

The Christian Humanism CommUNITY Church of Love (C.H.C.C.L.) was formerly The Pluralistic CommUNITY of the Guiding Light. What started as an innovative, pluralistic approach to spirituality seeking to embrace all religions – as well as atheists and agnostics – evolved into Christian Humanism. This was a natural progression because I actually am and was a non-theist trying to get the world’s believers and nonbelievers to “play nicely” without so much emphasis on my own non-belief in a “creator-God”. Additionally, I’m a former aspiring Christian minister who – though possessing very intimate knowledge of the Bible – always viewed if metaphorically. So after embracing my non-belief I still acknowledged the benefit of spiritual structure and sought out a discipline that fit; determined that if I didn’t find one, I would codify one of my own. Religious Humanism seemed like a great fit but I firmly believe that a Christian Humanism ministry allows for that “synthesizing and dynamic force” referred to in the 1933 Humanist Manifesto I. An actual “Religious” Humanist Manifesto, though not explicitly named, it proffered that “to establish such a religion [shaped for the needs of this age] is a major necessity of the present.” I vehemently concur. Many “mainstream” Christians don’t take the Bible literally and thus are able to disregard the edicts to kill nonbelievers, witches, blasphemers, gay men, etc. Yet they will still balk at the fact that the C.H.C.C.L. uses it despite maintaining it to be a book written by primitive yet sagacious men as a codification of order and who espoused it as divine in order to insure acceptance of it. Many “mainstream” nonbelievers will likewise maintain that use of a man-made text considered sacred by many serves to compromise the discipline of Humanism. We aim to show both groups how wrong they are. To assist in our efforts you may donate by clicking the “show extras” button at the bottom of the page. The call-in number is: (718) 664-9091.