'Atheist Church' - Oxymoron

ox·y·mo·ron -1657, from Gk. oxymoron, noun use of neut. of oxymoros (adj.) "pointedly foolish," from oxys "sharp" + moros "stupid." A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect: “She is just a poor little rich girl.”

There are plenty of oxymorons floating around like 'a little pregnant', 'benevolent despot', 'controlled chaos', 'girly man'. Here is a site with a more comprehensive list, (http://www.oxymoronlist.com/). To me the most oxymoronic of them all is "Atheist Church". I understand that those coming down off of a religious high need some sort of interim place in which to de-convert or un-convert comfortably. Having an Atheist Church to attend, with people who can answer questions, provide that missing fellowship experience and fill the newly created void of those used to having something to do and some place to go every Sunday appeals to Atheist neophytes. However, to call an Atheist gathering place a "Church" is weird. A church is commonly known as a building that is used for "Christian religious services", the very place and thing (and dogma) that Atheists have successfully escaped. There is no need to establish an organization for Atheists that collects people and money like a traditional church does and call it an Atheist Church. Most Atheists are reticent to 'come out' publicly anyway, but I know many who get together in their homes, bringing food and watching outlandish debates like the recent Ham on Nye debate at the Creation Museum on TV, or who organize a Q&A with someone from the ACLU about local public school sanctioned proselytizing and progress of their lawsuit. Some meet in a Unitarian Universalist Church like we do in Jackson, MS because our members are spread out over three counties and we need a central location to 'get together'. (Unitarians are diverse and accepting of many beliefs and principles.) We call ourselves  "Central Mississippi Atheists Meetup Group". A little longish but descriptive. There are 2000 years too many of religious baggage connected to the word "church" to attach it to any Atheist group. Definitely an oxymoron.