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Andrew Copson steps down as President of Humanists International
Andrew Copson in Luxembourg After 15 years of leadership — including 10 years as President — Andrew Copson recently stepped down from his...

Humanistically Speaking
Jul 312 min read


Media Watch: centenary of the “Scopes Monkey Trial”
BBC on the Assisted Dying Bill The BBC News website  extensively covered the passing of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,...

Maggie Hall
Jul 312 min read


World Humanist Day: how will you be celebrating?
World Humanist Day, celebrated each year on 21st June, is a global observance that brings together humanists from around the world to...

Humanistically Speaking
May 311 min read


Letter from Africa: humanist school charity walk
From Irumba Juma Siriwayo Juma is Managing Director of Katumba Parents Humanist Nursery and Primary School, Co-Director of New Hope...

Irumba Juma Siriwayo
May 314 min read


Media Watch: Church of England mood “febrile and anguished”
Church of England mood “febrile and anguished” On 16 February, reporting on the recent annual meeting of the General Synod, Sunday Times ...

Maggie Hall
Mar 312 min read


Humanists UK releases Faith to Faithless animation
By Dr George Locke George is a member of our editorial team and a volunteer for Faith to Faithless. Faith to Faithless  is Humanists UK’s...

Dr George Locke
Mar 311 min read


Media Watch
By Maggie Hall New schools legislation Rabbi Jonathan Romain On the  BBC Radio Four programme Sunday  on 12th January   (27:24), Andrew...

Maggie Hall
Jan 312 min read


Inspirational expeditions with like-minded humanists: please complete our readers’ questionnaire
On our fifth anniversary, a special message and request from our Founding Editor David Brittain Dear Humanistically Speaking  reader,  It...

David Brittain
Jan 311 min read


Quest: Humanist group running new humanism course
By David Warden David is Chair of Dorset Humanists Starting on Wednesday 22nd January and running for eight consecutive weeks in a hotel...

David Warden
Jan 312 min read


Mubarak Bala freed: revisiting our 2022 archive on this story
Humanistically Speaking  rejoices at the news that ex-Muslim Mubarak Bala has been released from prison in January. This is how Humanists...

David Warden
Jan 313 min read


“Awe-inspiring” multi-faith school visit
From left: Lynda (Judaism), James (Christianity), David (Humanism), Tama (Islam), and Sali (Buddhist). The “Many Faiths” team is a...

Joshua Suttle
Jan 312 min read


Central London Humanists event on assisted dying
Christian Jensen, a member of Central London Humanists, hosted a lively online event on the topic of “Assisted Dying: Your Questions...

David Warden
Nov 30, 20245 min read


Protecting liberal values: UK National Secular Society Annual Conference
Report by Amar S The National Secular Society held its annual conference on 19th October 2024. The theme of the conference was protecting...
Amar S
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Faith to Faithless conference on apostasy
From Dr George Locke, an active member of Faith to Faithless Faith to Faithless is Humanists UK’s specialist service supporting the...

George Locke
Nov 30, 20242 min read


Humanist groups annual gathering in London
Local humanist groups in England and Wales got together in London for their annual meeting on Saturday 5 October, hosted by Humanists UK...

David Warden
Nov 30, 20243 min read


Brighton Humanists hosts Leo Igwe
By Maggie Hall In October, Brighton Humanists hosted a much looked-forward-to event featuring Leo Igwe, the stalwart Nigerian humanist...

Maggie Hall
Nov 30, 20241 min read


Media Watch
By Maggie Hall “Explaining Atheism” (BBC Radio 4 “Sunday”) A team of researchers from a programme called Explaining Atheism , led by...

Maggie Hall
Nov 30, 20242 min read


Farnham Humanists celebrate 20th anniversary with local dignitaries
Report by David Savage Farnham Humanists celebrated their 20th anniversary at the Farnham Museum Gardens in Surrey on Sunday 1st...

David Warden
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Media Watch
By Maggie Hall The green cost of AI Artificial intelligence and the climate crisis are both issues that we often cover in Humanistically...

Maggie Hall
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Obituary: Alec Leggatt, a founder of Farnham Humanists
We were very sad to hear of the death of Alec Leggatt, one of the main founders of Farnham Humanists, on 18th September 2024.  David...

David Brittain
Sep 30, 20245 min read
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