This is a huge problem for secular humanists. We have nothing to offer that's even remotely comparable, because even if we did organise skiing trips and sex education (which most likely wouldn't be allowed anyway) it's difficult to see how this would inspire that passionate sense of belonging and participation.

Where I grew up, in France, there was an "Amicale Laïque" (Secular Friendship) that organised ski trips and many other activities... The reason rugby is so prominent in the SouthWest in France is because the Catholics organised football-related activities there ; the anticlerical groups thus organised rugby to also have an activity...

One of the big failures of Representative democracy is that at no point do people actually get together and discuss matters ; a more direct, participative democracy could provide that feeling of community by regularly gathering people. Of course, the main obstacle that such community democracy faces right now is that of time, which for most is too prominently spent in employment, which can't provide that kind of community feeling...

We need Soviets !

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères