By James Hedges In this thought-provoking article, James describes the life-long effects of even a short prison sentence, and he argues...

By Chris Highland Chris is a teacher, writer, and humanist celebrant living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. In this...

National Secular Society complains about ‘outdated baggage’ in religious education On June 16th, Stephen Evans, CEO of the National...

By Alessia Ianucci The Olympic Games, an event that garners global attention every four years, is often seen as a celebration of human...

By David Warden David is chairman of Dorset Humanists, a partner group of Humanists UK. This article is based on a recent talk he gave to...

By Cathy Silman Cathy is a volunteer for Citizens Advice, former Secretary of Dorset Humanists, and a Humanists UK schools speaker. In...

By Mike Flood Mike Flood is Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and of Humanists for the Common Good – an online network of humanists. He...

By David Seddon David is a retired English teacher and an active member of Stockport Humanists FACE-OFF Let’s note man’s inhumanity to...

Our theme this month is “community”. Humanists believe in personal autonomy and freedom but does this come at the cost of community?

Local Groups Working Together (LGWT) is a lively network of humanist groups in England and Wales. Representatives meet regularly online...

Dorset Humanists hosted its second Death Café event on Saturday 11th May which, in typical fashion, involved roundtable discussions on...

The Radio 4 Sunday programme has, as usual, featured some interesting items recently. On 5th May (at 29:55 on this recording) there was...

By Dr Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson and Edan Tasca Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and author of the book, The...

By David Warden In this opinion piece, David identifies a form of hatred which he calls “ideophobia” and he advocates a form of thinking...

A life story by John Collins In this searingly honest and moving account, retired software engineer John Collins tells how, from the age...

By Simon Bowden Simon is a co-founder of Dorset Humanists’ Practical Progressives group which has been formed to consider a range of...

Most of us will experience loneliness at some stage in our lives. It is part of the human condition.

By Simon Whipple Simon is a solicitor and a committee member of Dorset Humanists. In this article he encourages us to belong to “secular...

By David Warden David is chairman of Dorset Humanists, a partner group of Humanists UK. In this article he makes a plea for humanists to...

Aaron the Humanist In this article, Aaron – self-confessed dreamer and optimist – asks whether we can think of ourselves as “just one...