Lynda Tilley - Obituary
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Lynda Tilley who was our Africa correspondent. She was a joyful and vivacious...
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David Warden
- 2 days ago
- 20 min
Woke News: Humanist Group Hosts Inter-Generational Dialogue
Following Humanistically Speaking's September edition dedicated to the theme of 'woke', Dorset Humanists staged an inter-generational...
David Warden
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Jim Herrick obituary
Humanistically Speaking is very sad to report the death of humanist writer and activist Jim Herrick, who has died in Cambridge at the age...
David Warden
- Aug 31
- 1 min
World Humanist Congress Photo Gallery
Photos by David Warden (unless captioned otherwise), Copenhagen, August 3rd - 6th, 2023 The World Humanist Congress Gala Dinner raised...
David Warden
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Copenhagen Declaration on Democracy
The 2023 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Copenhagen, adopted the following Declaration on Democracy: a humanist value: Humans are...
Anthony Lewis
- Aug 31
- 8 min
Impressions from the 2023 World Humanist Congress
The 2023 World Humanist Congress addressed the global issues of religious dominance in politics, risks faced by humanists worldwide.
News
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Read all about it! Our new promotional flyer for the World Humanist Congress
Have you been reading Humanistically Speaking for a few months now and wondering what we're all about? Or maybe this is your very first...
Steve Hurd
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Uganda Humanist schools hit by £12,000 tax bombshell
By Steve Hurd Chairperson of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust The Uganda Humanist Schools are just getting back into their stride after...
David Warden
- Jul 31
- 3 min
David Bothwell obituary: 'A very good life which has touched many'
Humanistically Speaking was very sad to hear of the death of David Bothwell, one of the founders, in 1993, of South Hants Humanists based...
Anthony Lewis
- Jun 30
- 5 min
Positive vibes at the Humanists UK Convention in Liverpool
The Humanist UK 2023 Annual Convention in Liverpool had a positive vibe following the increase in the non-religious in the 2021 UK Census.
News
- Jun 30
- 1 min
World Humanist Day: how did your celebration go?
World Humanist Day is always on the 21st of June – the longest day of the year. How did you celebrate it?
Guy Otten
- Jun 30
- 6 min
Humanists UK Convention: A brilliant festival of ideas and networking opportunities
The annual Humanist Convention is a brilliant fest of ideas coupled with great networking among humanists.
David Warden
- Jun 30
- 1 min
World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen
Humanistically Speaking will be at the World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen in August. We hope to see you there! We are currently...
Lisa Arnold
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Rapid increase in secularism in Switzerland: politicians must act now
Lisa, from the Freethinkers in Switzerland writes that despite the increase in the non religious this is not reflected in their politics.
David Warden
- May 31
- 2 min
Humanists UK at the Coronation
Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson (image above) was invited to, and attended, the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen...
David Warden
- May 31
- 3 min
David Pollock
All of us at Humanistically Speaking were very sorry to learn of the death of David Pollock (1942-2023). David was a highly respected...
News
- May 31
- 1 min
World Humanist Day - what are YOU doing?
Next month's World Humanist Day, June 21st, is often passed by with very little recognition, so Humanistically Speaking is officially...
David Warden
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Mubarak Bala - how you can help
It's now over a year since Mubarak Bala – President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria – was sentenced to 24 years in prison, in...
News
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Who's watching the Coronation then? A delicious recipe to try...
Contrasting viewpoints by Aaron and David, and a delicious recipe courtesy of ChatGPT Aaron's view A YouGov survey recently asked 'How...
News
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Is prison always the right punishment?
A man who was 17 at the time he raped a 13-year-old girl in Scotland has been sentenced to 270 hours of community service. Our editorial...
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