Atheist music

The British atheist Sanderson Jones is a founder of the Sunday Assembly atheist church movement. Atheist churches play some atheistic music. The music is not exclusively atheistic.

Atheist music is music that has been written to express atheist ideology or atheist religious concepts (see: Atheism is a secular religion).

Despite atheism existing for thousands of years and predating Christianity, there is a small proportion of music compared to religious music. For example, Wikipedia, which was founded by an atheist and agnostic, has no article on "Atheist music", but Wikipedia does have an article on Christian music. The comedian Steve Martin wrote a satirical song entitled "“Atheists Don't Have No Songs”. There are no atheist radio stations dedicated to playing atheist songs. In addition, although there are full-time Christian musicians who support themselves by playing for churches (or other Christian audiences) and through the sales of their music, there are no full-time atheist musicians who devote themselves to playing atheist music.

During the Christmas season many businesses play Christmas music and there is a large collection of Christmas songs. Businesses in the Western World rarely have atheist music playing in their establishments and when it does occur it is purely unplanned (for example, a radio station playing John Lennon's song Imagine).

See also: Low amount of quality atheist art: Atheism is an uninspiring and negative concept

Richard Dawkins sings Christmas carols. Religious leaders do not sing atheist songs

Richard Dawkins sings traditional Christmas carols each Christmas season.

The Daily Mail declared about the new atheist Richard Dawkins:

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Scientist and atheist Richard Dawkins has admitted he does celebrate Christmas - and enjoys singing traditional Christmas carols each festive season. The writer and evolutionary biologist told singer Jarvis Cocker that he happily wishes everyone a Merry Christmas - and used to have a tree when his daughter was younger.

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Christian leaders or the leaders of other theistic religions do not sing the relatively few atheist songs which exist.

Atheist churches play some atheistic music. The music is not exclusively atheistic

Although atheist churches are few in number. Atheist churches employ some atheist music, but the songs are not exclusively atheistic in nature.

Stevie Wonder is a Baptist who got his start in music at the Whitestone Baptist Church in Detroit. Atheism is not prevalent in African-American community. See: Western atheism and race

The journalist Kimberly Winston reported in the Huffington Post:

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At London’s Sunday Assembly, which attracts as many as 300 people and frequently turns people away at the door, the music has included songs by Queen and Stevie Wonder. At Houston Oasis, a community of nonbelievers established last fall, there are covers of popular songs, rewritten renditions of old songs and original music as well. “We say we are a community grounded in reason, and music is a part of that,” said Mike Aus, Houston Oasis’ founder, leader and a former Lutheran pastor. “The music we include is intended to inspire and improve your life somehow.” A recent Houston Oasis gathering that drew 80 people featured the singing of Smythe and Taylor, a Texas-based award-winning musical duo who performed John Waite’s “Missing You,” James Taylor’s “The Frozen Man” and their own “Heaven’s Not the Great Beyond,” about an encounter with a homeless man who may — or may not — be Jesus.

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Christian comedian Tim Hawkins on atheist songs being played at atheist churches

The Christian musician and comedian Tim Hawkins pokes fun at the concepts of atheist songs being played at atheist churches and atheist kids song

Propagation of religions/worldviews via music, art and culture

See also: Atheism and apathy

Music, art and culture is often employed as means of evangelism and/or serve as an means of introduction to a religion/worldview.

According Pew Research:

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In the 2014 Religious Landscape Study, self-identified atheists were asked how often they share their views on God and religion with religious people. Only about one-in-ten atheists (9%) say they do at least weekly, while roughly two-thirds (65%) say they seldom or never discuss their views on religion with religious people. By comparison, 26% of those who have a religious affiliation share their views at least once a week with those who have other beliefs; 43% say they seldom or never do.

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At the present time, global atheism is shrinking in terms of its world percentage of adherents (See also: Desecularization).

See also

• Atheist art
• Atheist poetry
• Atheism and musical–rhythmic intelligence and artistic intelligence
• Atheism is uninspiring

Humor:

• Indian Christian culture is better than low class atheist "culture"
• Great and inspiring music by atheists on atheism