Losing Our Religion: Agnosticism On the Rise Around CMU

April 8, 2009

Author: Joe Borlik

Source: Central Michigan Life

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Not everyone believes in God.

One registered student organization on campus wants people like this to feel welcome at its meetings.

The Nonreligious, Atheist, Free Thinker and Agnostic Alliance is an RSO that started earlier this semester and meets at 9 p.m. every Tuesday in Brooks Hall Room 148.

Last month the group achieved official RSO status and has been holding weekly meetings since.

Farmington Hills senior Aaron Lesniak, president of the group, said the point of the organization is to dispel negative stereotypes about non-religious people.

"We want to support those who are afraid to mention that they are agnostic, atheist or non-religious," he said, "and want to talk to others about their views," he said.