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Atheists Responded To National Day of Prayer With Action to Clean Up Litter & Feed The Hungry

In Florida, the Atheist Community of Polk County organized a number of community service events and an awareness campaign to advocate that “fellowship” doesn’t require “faith”.

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The community service was part of an annual effort to celebrate a country-wide Secular Week of Action instead of observing the National Day of Prayer — which was set aside in the United States federal law for people of faith to pray for the nation on the first Thursday in May.

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Instead of observing a day of prayers, the Atheists organized service programs and this year’s focus is on compassionate response to homelessness and hunger — which were aggravated because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The nonprofit secular group which covers the metro areas of Lakeland and Winter Haven runs several ongoing projects to address social issues. They even partnered with a church in a unique food pantry alliance as a direct response to the ongoing pandemic.

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The project, called It Takes a Village, has volunteers to deliver food pantry supplies directly to the houses of recipients who may be isolated or unable to visit the pantry.

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These local atheists also have a group of “Street Warriors” to provide hot meals to the homeless and a Backpack Program that gives weekend groceries for grade-school students.

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With the slogans ‘Good without God’, ‘Community without Church’, and ‘Fellowship without Faith,’ the Polk County Atheists Co-founder Sarah Ray says that one of the most important things the group gives is a sense of community.

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“We want to let other nonbelievers know that there is a secular community where they can turn to,” Ray said. “And we want to challenge the misconceptions and stereotypes about atheists. We are good people, we’re your neighbors, co-workers, and friends.”

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The atheist community also provided a secular invocation at the Polk County Board of County Commissioners Meeting two days before the National Day of Prayer.

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“Providing secular invocations gives us an opportunity to remind elected officials at all levels that nonbelievers exist in their constituency,” Ray concluded.

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