PM must crack down on madrassas, but it’s not just Muslim schools that breed intolerance
The defining feature of David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester yesterday was its emphasis on the…
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Freedom of Religion or Belief Is Under Increasing Threat Worldwide
Noman Masih died on 15 April, after being set on fire in Lahore, Pakistan, simply because he had identified himself as…
The Meaning of Life Revealed on Buzzfeed
I am one of various humanists asked about meaning in life on Buzzfeed today by Tom Chivers. Like all these things, it’s been edited a bit so here’s the full version of my response! I can’t see any trace of ultimate purpose or direction to the universe in which we find ourselves, so there’s no meaning to be had from that source.
Another Senseless Murder With Impunity for ‘Blasphemy’
Early on Tuesday morning, Ananta Bijoy Das was hacked to death in a public street for the crime of not…
Number 10 reportedly intervenes to stop humanist marriage
Thanks so much to everyone who has sent messages and texts to commiserate about humanist marriage following the Sunday Times…
Everyone Needs the Right to Be a Non-Believer, Even Believers
The third annual Freedom of Thought Report has been released today by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) which…
Support for Humanist marriages broad and overwhelming – why is the Government delaying?
As the Government continues to delay reporting on the legalisation of humanist marriages, we are seeing increased expressions of the…
A bit of humanist history
Here in the offices of the Dutch Humanist Association, they have this great bust of their founder Jaap van Praag…