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
- 4 min
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...
David Warden
- Jul 31
- 2 min
My first ever protest
Report by David Warden David is the humanist representative on the multi-faith Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee. On...
Aaron the Humanist
- Jul 31
- 3 min
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...
ChatGPT
- Jul 31
- 1 min
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!...
David Warden
- Jul 31
- 2 min
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...
David Warden
- Jul 31
- 3 min
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...
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
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Humanistically Speaking is on the lookout for talent!
Are you a writer or have ambitions to become one? Humanistically Speaking magazine is keen to receive submissions from people anywhere in...
David Warden
- Apr 30
- 10 min
Who decides what is “misinformation”? Humanist accused of flat-Earthism by Green Party candidate
Report by David Warden On Saturday 13th April, Dorset Humanists hosted a hustings event for four Prospective Parliamentary Candidates in...
Maggie Hall
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Media Watch: “domestic servitude” in Opus Dei
By Maggie Hall The Opus Dei Diaries This recent Financial Times article about Opus Dei (see explainer below) is very long and very...
David Warden
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Alice Roberts declines to take Bible to BBC’s desert island
Professor Alice Roberts, anatomist, author, broadcaster, and Vice President of Humanists UK, was interviewed by Lauren Laverne for BBC...
Alessia Ianucci
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Holy Communion Vending Machines provoke secularist outrage and papal blessing
Special report by Alessia Ianucci In an age of convenience, where everything from groceries to gadgets is available at the touch of a...
David Warden
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Donald Trump’s Surprising Pivot: “I am now a humanist”
New York, April 1, 2024 — In an unexpected twist that has taken the world by storm, former President Donald Trump announced today, on...
Maggie Hall
- Mar 31
- 1 min
On the BBC: Faith to Faithless helpline and CofE involvement in the slave trade
On 10th March, BBC's Radio 4 programme Sunday ran an interesting item on the new Faith to Faithless helpline for people leaving high...
News
- Mar 31
- 2 min
How to bribe humanists to attend an AGM: make a meal of it...
At Dorset Humanists we know the true meaning of bribery! An AGM might not be the most exciting meeting of the year, but with the promise...
David Warden
- Mar 31
- 1 min
An MP’s defence of bishops in the House of Lords
Our columnist Maggie Hall wrote to her MP, Maria Caulfield, about Bishops in the House of Lords and this is the response she got: Dear...
Steve Hurd
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Beacons for Humanism in Africa: Uganda Humanist Schools Latest News
By Steve Hurd Chairperson of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust. Steve is pictured above on the right, with his son Dan and wife Hilary....
David Warden
- Mar 31
- 3 min
New extremism definition may put free speech at risk, NSS warns
On 7th March, the National Secular Society issued a warning that a proposed new definition of "extremism" could have “far-reaching...
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