They have invited us (my wife and I) a couple of times but we have always declined as I don't share the belief that binds them together as a community. I would

They have invited us (my wife and I) a couple of times but we have always declined as I don't share the belief that binds them together as a community. I would probably get bored and perhaps a bit "eye-rolly", since I like them being my friends that probably wouldn't be a good idea. I would never try to say that they are wrong as, while I referred to myself as an atheist in my first comment, I can't prove God doesn't exist in the same way they can't prove God does. I am not well read on the subject but to me Atheism requires just as much faith that something doesn't exist as religious people have that something does exist. It's not so much that I believe there is no God, I just don't have enough evidence so have decided that there is nothing beyond us. If I get to the gates on my death and it turns out I was wrong then I will hope that God is forgiving and sees I worked with the information I had available and got it wrong. I agree that I think a large shared belief is probably beneficial but not sure how we can create something in todays world.