Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Editor's welcome

David Warden Editor This month, our talented team of writers has tackled a number of related themes including monarchy, republicanism,...

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David Warden

Apr 30, 2023
1 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

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...

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Who's watching the Coronation then? A delicious recipe to try...

News

Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

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...

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News

Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

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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News

Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Humanist first aid in the community!

This week in Poole, two members of Dorset Humanists who trained as group first aiders during the COVID-19 pandemic were able to put their...

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The Coronation isn’t for us. It’s for the Church.

Megan Manson

Apr 30, 2023
5 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

The Coronation isn’t for us. It’s for the Church.

By Megan Manson Megan is head of campaigns at the National Secular Society in London. She previously worked for the Japanese government...

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Anthony Lewis

Apr 30, 2023
6 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Tradition and heritage matter - a lot

Our heritage and traditions belong to all of us and are not sacrosanct but evolve continually through adaptation and appropriation.

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Africa and the Commonwealth: A case of double standards

Lynda Tilley

Apr 30, 2023
6 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Africa and the Commonwealth: A case of double standards

By Lynda Tilley Lynda is a humanist based in South Africa. She is a founding member of United African Humanists and a Board Advisor for...

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Karl Singarvelan Raha

Apr 30, 2023
7 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

What is Democratic Confederalism?

By Karl Singarvelan Raha Karl dedicates this article to a friend at the University of Leeds who is working for a Democratic and Free Iran...

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John Coss

Apr 30, 2023
6 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Humanists in Profile - E. O. Wilson

By John Coss, Vice Chair of Stockport Humanists Continuing our series of profiles of humanists who are not as widely known as they should...

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British monarchs: the good, the bad and the incompetent

Maggie Hall

Apr 30, 2023
7 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

British monarchs: the good, the bad and the incompetent

The British monarchy is still very popular and many people are looking forward to the forthcoming coronation of Charles III. In this article

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Aaron the Humanist

Apr 30, 2023
5 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Am I a republican or a royalist?

In this article, Aaron, a badge-wearing humanist, wrestles with the dilemma of whether to marry republicanism to his humanist ideals, or...

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Time to disestablish the Church of England

Guy Otten

Apr 30, 2023
9 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Time to disestablish the Church of England

By Guy Otten Guy is a vice-chair of Greater Manchester Humanists, a Humanist Chaplain with the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, a...

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A humanist defence of monarchy and an established church

David Warden

Apr 30, 2023
5 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

A humanist defence of monarchy and an established church

By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists I'm going to upset everyone by attempting the impossible: a humanist defence of the...

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Switzerland rapidly becoming more secular, but religion still gets privileges

Andreas Kyriacou

Apr 30, 2023
6 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Switzerland rapidly becoming more secular, but religion still gets privileges

By Andreas Kyriacou Andreas is President of the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland Humanistically Speaking founding editor David...

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Camilla Landbo

Apr 30, 2023
6 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Uruguay: an amazingly secular state

By Camilla Landbø Camilla took her first journalistic steps as a freelancer for Swiss daily newspapers Burgdorfer Tagblatt and Berner...

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Were New Zealand Humanists right to ask for a ban on Posie Parker?

David Warden

Apr 30, 2023
9 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Were New Zealand Humanists right to ask for a ban on Posie Parker?

By David Warden and Dr Anthony Lewis In this article, David and Anthony review what led up to the incident in Auckland, New Zealand, when...

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Unexpected obligations which may arise in the moral life of a humanist

Paul Ewans

Apr 30, 2023
2 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Unexpected obligations which may arise in the moral life of a humanist

By Paul Ewans Paul is a member of Humanists UK and Humanists International. In this article he considers the ethical implications of...

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Penny Morgan

Apr 30, 2023
4 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Royals as celebrities

By Dr Penny Morgan Penny is a retired zoologist. She now writes thrillers with an animal welfare theme, living in hope that these will...

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Colonialism - A Moral Reckoning by Nigel Biggar

Anthony Lewis

Apr 30, 2023
4 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Colonialism - A Moral Reckoning by Nigel Biggar

Biggar's overall conclusion is that the British Empire like all imperial ventures in history was ‘morally complicated and ambiguous.

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Poet's Corner: A Secular National Anthem

John Dowdle

Apr 30, 2023
1 min

Coronation Streets - May 23

Poet's Corner: A Secular National Anthem

By John Dowdle John is President of the Watford Area Humanist Group. He is a retired lecturer in politics and business. This month,...

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May 2023 - Coronation Streets