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David Warden
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Editor’s Welcome
The original Olympic Games were shut down in 393 CE by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I as part of his efforts to promote Christianity...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Lynda Tilley’s legacy lives on
By David Warden I was very pleased to come across a new appreciation of Lynda Tilley on Humanist TV Africa for Women's History Month. I...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20244 min read
What’s it like to actually stand for Parliament?
By David Warden David was the Social Democratic Party candidate for Bournemouth West in the UK General Election I first joined the Social...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20242 min read
My first ever protest
Report by David Warden David is the humanist representative on the multi-faith Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee. On...
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Aaron the Humanist
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Sex Ed book for kids looks like the Kama Sutra
By Aaron the Humanist In this article, Aaron asks whether there is a humanist view on where to draw the line in terms of ‘age appropriate...
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ChatGPT
Jul 31, 20241 min read
What does ChatGPT think of Humanistically Speaking?
By ChatGPT We asked ChatGPT for some information about Humanistically Speaking and we were pleasantly surprised by its reply!...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Humanistically Speaking AGM in words and pictures
By David Warden On Friday 19th July, Humanistically Speaking Association held its Annual General Meeting. This year, we met in a...
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Humanistically Speaking
Jul 31, 20241 min read
New Prime Minister visits humanist group
Shortly after his victory in the UK General Election, the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom honoured a longstanding commitment to...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Humanist philosopher Steven Pinker describes Gaza genocide accusation as ill-founded
Report by David Warden Background and context On 29 December 2023, South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of...
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Aaron the Humanist
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Is mankind our worst enemy?
By Aaron the Humanist In this piece we find Aaron at his gloomiest. Some days he feels that, were he passing by in a spaceship, he...
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Anthony Lewis
Jul 31, 202410 min read
Humans: the irrepressible innovator
Rather than being ‘our own worst enemy’ we are in fact our only hope. But not if hope is dashed by a relentless misanthropic pessimism.
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Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Jul 31, 202415 min read
How pseudoscientific ideas about food and medicine have helped to devalue science, reason, and all things Western
By Dr Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is a semi-retired psychologist with the University of Regina, Canada and President...
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Mxolisi Masuku
Jul 31, 20247 min read
How can we effectively refute the allegation that humanism is a cult?
By Mxolisi Masuku Mxolisi is a secular humanist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. In this article, he poses a challenge to readers. Given that...
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Karl Singarvelan Raha
Jul 31, 20244 min read
Eight key principles of humanism
By Karl Singarvelan Raha Karl is our India correspondent. He has a keen interest in politics, philosophy and the history of humanism....
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Maggie Hall
Jul 31, 20246 min read
Overconsumption: will it be the death of us?
The overconsumption of resources is destroying the only home we have at an alarming rate and we are drowning in our own excess.
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James Hedges
Jul 31, 20246 min read
What is prison for? Rehabilitation or endless punishment?
By James Hedges In this thought-provoking article, James describes the life-long effects of even a short prison sentence, and he argues...
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Chris Highland
Jul 31, 20244 min read
Hyphen-Humanists: beyond interfaith
By Chris Highland Chris is a teacher, writer, and humanist celebrant living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. In this...
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Maggie Hall
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Media Watch: hopes for humanism under Keir Starmer and other stories of interest
National Secular Society complains about ‘outdated baggage’ in religious education On June 16th, Stephen Evans, CEO of the National...
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Alessia Ianucci
Jul 31, 20243 min read
The Olympics: a reflection of humanism or a spectacle of excess?
By Alessia Ianucci The Olympic Games, an event that garners global attention every four years, is often seen as a celebration of human...
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David Warden
Jul 31, 20245 min read
The case against catastrophism and for the ancient wisdom of Stoicism
By David Warden David is chairman of Dorset Humanists, a partner group of Humanists UK. This article is based on a recent talk he gave to...
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