BHA NewsI had an email from Lois Clark who was keen that we address a comment made by David Cameron in a speech some time ago that there is “no such thing as a Humanist Soup Kitchen.” I have scanned around the blogoshere and found an interesting rebuttal in the form of an open letter to David. [...]
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Robert Pigott, the BBC’s Religious Affairs Correspondent, has written a fascinating blog post that manages to embrace the Tiger Woods scandal and Iris Robinson’s in one hit. Therefore, as religious affairs articles go, it’s good value for money. Pigott refers to a television panel discussion that included Brit Hume – a prominent political analyst on [...]
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The Conservatives (Baroness Warsi and Baroness Morris) have tabled an amendment to the Equality Bill – likely to be debated on Monday of next week – that will result in the removal of the word ‘philosophical’ from the meaning of belief. It would appear that this is a move to ensure that people who have [...]
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I was flicking through the most recent edition of Humanism Ireland magazine just yesterday when I came across an Open Letter to Tony Blair, written by Kenneth Houston of Ramelton, County Donegal, in Ireland. So wonderfully written was this piece that I asked Brian McClinton of the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland, the magazine’s editor, [...]
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You may be interested in Wednesday night’s debate on the BBC and Humanism in the Moses Room, House of Lords, called by Lord Harrison. In that debate, several members of the All Party Humanist Group spoke, making the case for inclusion of humanism in BBC broadcasting, and of humanists as contributors to Thought for the Day. [...]
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Aggressive secularism? There have been some open and unjustified attacks on secularism within the last couple of weeks. Baroness Warsi, Shadow Social Action Minister, announced at the conservative party conference last week that there has been “a growing intolerance and illiberal attitude towards those who believe in God,” blaming BHA Vice President Dr Evan Harris [...]
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Diane Benscoter talks about how she joined the Moonies — and stayed for five long years. She shares an insider’s perspective on cults and extremist movements.
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The BBC is at this very minute screening a mass of people singing, arms held aloft, from Kingsgate Community Church. The audience looks moved, some are tearful, eyes look up to the ceiling (presumably contemplating the heavens). But, remarkably, the web address of Kingsgate Community Church is emblazoned across the set. Here we have a [...]
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The publication of the 2,600 page report of the inquiry into Ireland’s church-run paedophile and child abuse “reform schools” has done little to restore any confidence in the Catholic Church. The failure of the inquiry to name and shame the perpetrators of these abuses is a national disgrace. It also shows the extent of the [...]
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One of the key reasons that I became involved in a national political party is that I believe that religion and politics need to be kept separate. Mostly, the Conservative Party adheres to this philosophy – but not all of its candidates. Unfortunately, in some European countries, religion and politics, appear to be one and [...]
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