Census 2021: The dramatic growth of the non-religious in Northern Ireland
In every news outlet this week was the headline that Catholics now outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first…
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Having opinions challenged is a gift to be received
Since news broke of the attack on Salman Rushdie, it has been heartening to see such a breadth of support…
Happy 70th Birthday Humanists International!
Today marks Humanists International’s 70th anniversary as the global representative body of the humanist movement – founded in 1952. To…
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…
The stabbing of Humanists UK patron Salman Rushdie
In the last five days I have spoken to a number of media outlets including Sky News, Channel 4 News,…
‘It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last’: on the tragic case of Dyanne Mansfield
This week I discussed the case tragic case of the Mansfields in the Manchester Evening News. Last month, Graham was…
HAPPY WORLD HUMANIST DAY!
It’s World Humanist Day! Today humanists from around the globe are coming together to celebrate the values of humanism –…
The best books on humanism
This week, I revealed some of my favourite books on humanism for Shepherd. Humanism is about life, not humanism, so…