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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...

David Warden
Mar 31, 20242 min read


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...

Maggie Hall
Mar 31, 20241 min read


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...

News
Mar 31, 20242 min read


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...

David Warden
Mar 31, 20241 min read


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....
Steve Hurd
Mar 31, 20244 min read


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...

David Warden
Mar 31, 20243 min read


15 minutes of your time: a survey on non-religious worldviews and social capital
Would you like to help with this research project on non-religious worldviews and social capital? It only takes about 15-20 minutes to...

David Warden
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Humanist talk on Israel cancelled by Palestine protest group pressure
Report by David Warden David is Chair of Dorset Humanists and Humanist Representative on the Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day...

David Warden
Feb 29, 20243 min read


YouGov: one in three religious people in the UK think religion does more harm than good
A survey conducted by the University of Birmingham and YouGov explores the beliefs of religious, spiritual and non-religious people in...

Maggie Hall
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Humanists UK statements on events in the Middle East
Humanists UK issued this statement via its blog on 13 October, 2023. It issued a similar statement on 3 November, 2023. Humanistically...

David Warden
Nov 30, 20233 min read


Is Freemasonry compatible with Humanism?
Report by David Warden, Chair of Dorset Humanists. David is pictured here with guest speaker and Freemason Malcolm Williamson. Dorset...

David Warden
Nov 30, 20238 min read


“Man crushed to death by robot that mistook him for a box”: Farnham Humanists’ big AI event
Farnham Humanists in Surrey hosted a fantastic event on Artificial Intelligence and Artificial General Intelligence at an event in...

News
Nov 30, 20233 min read


Humanist groups shrinking and ageing but still fighting
Group Representatives Annual Meeting in London Report by David Warden Humanists UK hosted the Group Representatives Annual Meeting (GRAM)...

David Warden
Oct 31, 20232 min read


The Future of Religious Education in the UK: A One Day Conference in Manchester
By John Coss John reports on a recent conference hosted by the National Unitarian Fellowship I attended this conference on 7th October...

John Coss
Oct 31, 20233 min read


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...

Paul Ewans
Sep 30, 20233 min read


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
Sep 30, 202320 min read


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, 20232 min read


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, 20231 min read


Copenhagen Declaration on Democracy
The 2023 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Copenhagen, adopted the following Declaration on Democracy: a humanist value: Humans are...

David Warden
Aug 31, 20233 min read


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.

Anthony Lewis
Aug 31, 20238 min read
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