Category - humanists

Humanist weddings grow in popularity in Scotland

staff writers — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:48:36 +0000

The recent growth in humanist marriage ceremonies in Scotland means they have overtaken Episcopal ceremonies for the first time. Since they were first made legal their number rose from 82 in 2005 to 710 in 2007.

Non-religion beyond Christendom

Press Office — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:19:33 +0000

Responding to the initial success of the 'atheist bus campaign' and the debate around Richard Dawkins anti-religion polemics, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia says that this is more evi

'Secular Sunday Schools' to be launched in US

agency reporter — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:29:58 +0000

The Kochhar Humanist Education Center (KHEC), which was launched yesterday by the American Humanist Association, is to develop a curriculum for the humanist equivalent of Sunday schools. This will include programs in ethics geared to serve the children of atheists, agnostics and freethinkers.

Including humanists and secularists in Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 20th April 2007

Press Office — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:56:34 +0000

Ekklesia's director Jonathan Bartley suggests that those beyond the major world religio

Opening up BBC's Thought for the Day

Press Office — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:27:38 +0000

After an interview today on BBC Radio Four's Today Programme, during which he urged that Thought for the Day have contributors from beyond the main world religions, Ekklesia's co-director and contr

Lord Carey re-opens the disestablishment debate

staff writers — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:21:14 +0000

The former Archbishop of Canterbury believes the Church of England should be disestablished if the government opts for a fully-elected second chamber, claims a leading religion writer.

Report on bishops in Lords fails to address justice and equality

staff writers — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A report launched yesterday by the thinktank 'Theos', which argues for the retention of Bishops in a reformed House of Lords, has been criticised by humanists and Christians as failing to address issues of ethics, justice and equality.