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

Dr George Askwith
Mar 311 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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Faith to Faithless conference on apostasy
From Dr George Askwith, an active member of Faith to Faithless Faith to Faithless is Humanists UK’s specialist service supporting the...

George Askwith
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Humanists in Berkshire: The One Life Course
Windsor Humanists and Reading Humanists, both partner groups of Humanists UK, are collaborating as “Humanists in Berkshire” to run “The...

Anthony Lewis
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Pilgrimage to the home of Charles Darwin
On 3rd September, a group of humanist pilgrims from Dorset Humanists in Bournemouth set out for the long drive by coach to visit the home...

David Warden
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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2024 American Humanist of the Year: Amy Goodman
The American Humanist Association (AHA) recognised journalist, investigative reporter, and author Amy Goodman as their 2024 Humanist of...

David Warden
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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A humanist called Fish
Fish Stark is the newly appointed Executive Director of the American Humanist Association (AHA). A lifelong humanist and the son of Rep....

David Warden
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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