Reading Time: 3 minutes From Humanists UK: A new Welsh Government Bill that will change the law on religious education to make it clear that humanism must be taught about equally alongside the major religions has been laid before the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) this week. Wales Humanists – which has long campaigned for a curriculum that treats religions and humanism equally […]
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More humanist than Christian marriages in Scotland in 2019, new stats show
Reading Time: 4 minutes From Humanists UK: An analysis of newly released official statistics reveals that for the first time, there were more humanist marriages in Scotland last year than there were Christian marriages. Humanist marriages made up 23% of all marriages, while Christian marriages made up 22%. Humanists UK has called on the UK Government to urgently recognise the need […]
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Morals Without Religion – Alice Roberts
Reading Time: < 1 minute I like Prof. Alice Roberts. She is a scientist and author who is excellent at communicating science on TV and other media and, now, humanism. She is relatively newly appointed to the President of Humanists UK. She courted controversy courtesy of the Times and other right-wing newspapers when, in an interview, she explained that she […]
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Humanists UK publishes parties’ policies on humanist issues
Reading Time: 2 minutes Humanists UK, in light of next week’s snap election, have produced a report on which parties are best suited to promoting humanist ideals. Here is what they have to say: Humanists UK is urging its supporters to ask their election candidates where they stand on humanist issues including assisted dying, humanist marriage, inclusive education, religious discrimination in […]
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Nonreligious Representation on TV and Radio
Reading Time: 5 minutes I think, certainly in Britain, that the assumption of non-religiosity is very much taken for granted. We Brits are generally non-religious, perhaps largely apathetic, and many of those old-school CofE types are nominally religious at best, or keep their faith very close to their chests. Oh, we don’t talk about politics or religion! This has meant that our […]
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Acclaimed scientist and broadcaster Alice Roberts appointed President of Humanists UK
Reading Time: 6 minutes This is a great appointment by Humanists UK, who have a habit of appointing great communicators to their posts. Alice Roberts (anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, physical anthropologist, palaeopathologist, television presenter and author!) has made some fab documentaries for the BBC, though American readers might not know who she is. Here are a few, the journey out of Africa […]
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Coalition of academics call for end to collective worship in state schools
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well, that was well timed. I only mention this in my previous article and here it turns up in the news! Christian collective worship is one of those anachronisms that still exists in the assembly halls of every UK school (I believe it is the UK are not just England, but I may be wrong there). It is […]
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Substantial Majority of Scottish People Are Not Religious and Not Spiritual
Reading Time: 2 minutes From Humanists UK: A new report, commissioned by Humanist Society Scotland, reveals that a substantial majority (59%) of Scottish people do not hold either religious or spiritual beliefs. The research carried out by Survation, polled over 1,000 Scottish residents about a range of issues relating to their religious affiliations and beliefs. The report’s key findings are: Most […]
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End of NHS Homeopathy Prescriptions in England
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is great news and long overdue. From the Humanists UK: In reaction to the news that the board of NHS England has voted to defund homeopathy prescriptions, and recommended that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt blacklist homeopathy from being provided on the NHS at all, Humanists UK Director of Public Affairs and Policy Richy Thompson said: […]
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NHS Bans Homeopathy for Lack of Evidence
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is great news, being reported all over the shop just now. People like Michael Marshall and the Good Thinking Society have been campaigning for this long and hard, and it has paid off. In all honesty, homeopathy has reduced on the NHS over the years and only accounts for a tiny percentage of outgoings. But […]