Amelia Cooper, representative of the British Humanist Association, writes from the 26th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council meets three times a year, and during each session, States are able to propose … [Continue reading]
What can social psychology tell us about ‘teaching British values’?
by Graham Walker Many will already know something of the so-called Operation Trojan Horse: the apparently organised attempt to change the leadership of a number of Birmingham schools. The letter was purported to be evidence of a plot by … [Continue reading]
The sanctity of life
Behind every scandal lies hypocrisy and deceit. Behind the walls of a septic tank in County Galway lie hundreds of tiny skeletons, each one of them a shameful relic of man’s inhumanity to man. St. Mary’s at Tuam was run by the Sisters of Bon … [Continue reading]
Latest figures showing agnostics and atheists outnumbering Christians in the military does not tell the whole story
Recent Ministry of Defence statistics reveal that the number of non religious personnel is growing. Atheists and agnostics will outnumber Christian personnel by 2032. The military losing its faith is no bad thing. Indeed, it is a reflection of our … [Continue reading]
Humanism and Culture
by Mike Flood In May, Milton Keynes Humanists held a meeting on ‘Cultural Diversity,’ at which we explored various ways in which social scientists had attempted to describe and classify different cultures. We were particularly interested in the … [Continue reading]
Lessons from the Birmingham affair
Several lessons can be drawn from the so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ affair, including that religious extremism is completely different from terrorism and that politicians who used the Birmingham schools story for political ends have a lot to answer … [Continue reading]
Why the situation in Birmingham means we must address faith in schools
On Monday, when the documents related to the Ofsted and Education Funding Agency investigations in Birmingham were published and Michael Gove made a statement in the House of Commons about it, we tweeted approvingly when Crispin Blunt MP raised the … [Continue reading]
The cost of failing to address the place of religion in our schools
At last Ofsted and the Education Funding Agency have published their investigations into the ethos and curriculum of a number of Birmingham community schools. For the last few years many organisations, including the British Humanist Association … [Continue reading]
Cameron’s Christian country and Church history
The statement was inappropriately personal, the thinking disordered. In a formal address at Downing Street, the Prime Minister aligned himself with Eric Pickles – a move tantamount to career suicide in my opinion – as he re-stated and elaborated upon … [Continue reading]
Humanism in Europe
The year’s Easter period has been an important time for humanists of all varieties. A national debate on the nature of secularism and religion in politics has dominated the political landscape. David Cameron’s article calling for Christians to be … [Continue reading]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- …
- 15
- Next Page »