A humanist perspective on death
We all suffer as a result of the death of those we love: family, friends, colleagues – even of people…
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BBC Radio: Little Book of Humanist Weddings
This weekend, I was on BBC Radio Oxford to talk about humanist weddings, the case for their legal recognition in…
The humanist approach to happiness and meaning
For a humanist, there’s no one ‘meaning of life’. Meaning is not out there waiting to be discovered. It’s something…
UNHRC intervention: the inclusion of non-religious Afghan refugees in resettlement programmes
Today at the UN Human Rights Council, I made an intervention on behalf of Humanists UK calling for all resettlement programmes…
The Little Book of Humanist weddings out now!
Today sees the launch of Alice Roberts’ and my new book The Little Book of Humanist Weddings: an uplifting collection…
It’s time to replace collective worship with inclusive assemblies
In a 2019 YouGov poll, parents ranked religious worship 13th out of a list of 13 possible activities that might…
International Day for Commemorating the victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion and Belief
Each year on 22 August we remember lives lost to acts of violence carried out on the basis of, or…
My contribution to ‘The Refugee Dictionary’: marking the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention
To mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention – which the UK helped launch and ratify in 1951…