All religions are culpable in faith-based terrorism

The horrific killing of a soldier in Woolwich yesterday has, quite rightly, been condemned in all quarters of society, including those of the Muslim and other faiths.

Although the full facts are yet to emerge it is reported that the perpetrators have been ‘radialised’ in some way. In

Proposed Humanist Marriage Law Discriminatory

During this week’s House of Commons debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, a new clause, to bring humanist marriage into law, was proposed. Its primary provision was:-

Marriages according to usages of approved organisations

The Registrar General may by certificate approve organisations to

The Department for Education (DfE) has today announced the approval of 102 new Free Schools due to open from September 2014. This includes 25 new religious schools, as well as one Steiner school. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has expressed regret at the continuing increase in the number of ‘faith’ schools.

The 25 new schools include 15

Prominent humanists have taken a significant role in the International Day of UN Peacekeepers Remembrance Ceremony, which commemorates UN peacekeepers who have been killed in the line of duty.  Flight Lieutenant Emily McCullouch of RAF Leuchars, who is a member of the BHA (British Humanist Association) and UKAFHA (United Kingdom Armed Forces

The Rationalist Association has launched The Apostasy Project which aims to support and provide information to those that have chosen, or are thinking about, leaving their religion. This is something that needs to be supported if we wish to achieve our goal of advancing atheism. Also at time of writing they have only achived 11% of their required