Hadden, Jeffrey K. and Longino, Jr. Charles F. . Gideon's Gang: A Case Study Of The Church In Social Action / Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles F. Longino, Jr.
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[5] Some of the more vocal humanists are no longer associated with the Congregation. One former member cited his discomfort with traditional Christian imagery and language as a principal reason for dropping out. He felt he was "nudged" out of the group by the more traditional Christians, and he was rather adamant in expressing the view that it was unchristian to exclude non-Christians from the group. We are not certain how typical this view is, as we were only able to interview a few former members and participants. Two other observations, however, do seem clear: (1) a sizable minority of those still in the Congregation would more appropriately be classified as secular humanists than as traditional Christians and (2) others have left the group because they felt it was not traditional enough.