Editor’s Welcome
Our theme this month is “community”. Humanists believe in personal autonomy and freedom but does this come at the cost of community?
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David Warden
- May 31
- 1 min
Local Groups Working Together informal meeting at Cardiff Humanists Convention
Local Groups Working Together (LGWT) is a lively network of humanist groups in England and Wales. Representatives meet regularly online...
Aaron the Humanist
- May 31
- 2 min
Death Café in Dorset: thinking “inside” the box!
Dorset Humanists hosted its second Death Café event on Saturday 11th May which, in typical fashion, involved roundtable discussions on...
Maggie Hall
- May 31
- 2 min
Media Watch - Faith Schools and Miracles
The Radio 4 Sunday programme has, as usual, featured some interesting items recently. On 5th May (at 29:55 on this recording) there was...
Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
- May 31
- 24 min
Woke ironies: achieving the opposite of its stated goals
By Dr Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson and Edan Tasca Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and author of the book, The...
David Warden
- May 31
- 6 min
Ideophobia: is it OK to hate people who dissent from progressive opinion?
By David Warden In this opinion piece, David identifies a form of hatred which he calls “ideophobia” and he advocates a form of thinking...
John Collins
- May 31
- 28 min
My journey from Pentecostal Christianity to reason, happiness, and love
A life story by John Collins In this searingly honest and moving account, retired software engineer John Collins tells how, from the age...
Simon Bowden
- May 31
- 3 min
Practical Progressives: more policy deliberations from a humanist think tank
By Simon Bowden Simon is a co-founder of Dorset Humanists’ Practical Progressives group which has been formed to consider a range of...
Anthony Lewis
- May 31
- 10 min
The Unbearable Shapes of Loneliness
Most of us will experience loneliness at some stage in our lives. It is part of the human condition.
Simon Whipple
- May 31
- 7 min
The Christian Parish – and how it might become an example to future secular parishes
By Simon Whipple Simon is a solicitor and a committee member of Dorset Humanists. In this article he encourages us to belong to “secular...
David Warden
- May 31
- 6 min
Are humanist groups an endangered species – and does it matter?
By David Warden David is chairman of Dorset Humanists, a partner group of Humanists UK. In this article he makes a plea for humanists to...
Aaron the Humanist
- May 31
- 6 min
Reaching for the stars: the essential first step is for us to become one global community
Aaron the Humanist In this article, Aaron – self-confessed dreamer and optimist – asks whether we can think of ourselves as “just one...
Alan Montgomery
- May 31
- 4 min
Do humanists need more ritual in order to build community?
By Alan Montgomery Alan is co-Chair of Reading Humanists and a former Chair of Farnham Humanists. As a teenager, he felt sorry for God...
Karl Singarvelan Raha
- May 31
- 13 min
Indian democracy today: has the ruling BJP turned India into an electoral autocracy?
By Karl Singarvelan Raha In this article, Karl challenges the growing influence of Hindutva – a political and cultural ideology that...
Alessia Ianucci
- May 31
- 3 min
Understanding Communitarianism: A Philosophical Exploration
By Alessia Ianucci Communitarianism, a socio-political philosophy that emerged in the late 20th century, presents an alternative to...
David Warden
- May 31
- 3 min
Humanist art in the Basque region
Report by David Warden I’m always on the look out for “humanist art” when I'm on my travels. Humanist art in painting and sculpture...
John Coss
- May 31
- 3 min
The “Autonomous Team Player” – a contradiction in terms?
By John Coss and ChatGPT John is Vice chair of Stockport Humanists Thinking about “community” – our theme for this month – reminded me of...
Maggie Hall
- May 13
- 9 min
Community volunteering: changing the world one cake at a time
By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...
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