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We launch our new education guides for non-religious young people, parents, and carers
July 17, 2023
We are delighted to launch our updated education guides for non-religious young people, parents, and carers. The guides, which you can access via our education resources page or using the buttons below, provide comprehensive information on when and how religion…
Looking back on World Humanist Day
June 29, 2023
Our Community Engagement Manager Lara looks back on another successful and wide-ranging set of events held for World Humanist Day. World Humanist Day is celebrated every year on 21 June and we’ve been celebrating it since the 1980s. It’s an…
Membership fee increases August 2023
As of August 2023, our membership fees will increase as outlined below. This was agreed at our 2023 AGM. We have not updated our membership fees for some time, and we think this is a fair offer to members to…
On World Humanist Day 2023, we have more to fight for than ever
June 21, 2023
For this year’s World Humanist Day, we were proud to offer financial and practical support to a range of activities all over Scotland. All the events tied in with themes humanists care about, such as ecology, empathy with minoritised communities,…
MSPs consider petition on blasphemy laws
September 20, 2017
Humanist Society Scotland have supported a petition being considered by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament’s petitions committee calling for the country’s Blasphemy laws to be scrapped. In written evidence to the committee the society have highlighted other countries across Europe…
New research shows decrease in religion in Scotland
September 18, 2017
New research released by Humanist Society Scotland has revealed that over 70% of Scots say they are not religious. A rise of from 56% who said the same in 2011. Polling firm Survation asked 1,016 Scottish Adults between 8th and…
Humanist support for equal protection bill
July 21, 2017
John Finnie MSP has lodged a draft members bill in the Scottish Parliament to give children equal protection from assault by prohibiting the physical punishment of children by parents and others caring for or in charge of children. The Humanist…
Survey reveals highest ever proportion of non-religious Scots
July 4, 2017
Figures from the annual Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, run by ScotCen social researchers, have shown the highest ever proportion of non-religious people. The new findings from Scotland’s most authoritative survey of public attitudes show that nearly six in ten (58%)…
Plans for soft opt-out organ donation welcomed
June 28, 2017
The Scottish Government have announced plans to bring forward legislation to change the organ donation system to a soft opt-out. Humanist Society Scotland had previously called for such a change and we are pleased to see this now being brought…
50,000 married in Humanist Society Scotland weddings
June 19, 2017
Humanist Society Scotland and couples across the country are celebrating as the charity made history with it reaching the landmark of having married 50,000 people. The marriage of Alasdair and Lousie Jack on the 8th June was a wonderful representation…
Associate members – Scotmid cooperative funerals
June 8, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Scotmid Co-operative Funerals are our first Associate Members. Scotmid Co-operative Funerals have 16 branches across central Scotland and we recognise all as Trusted Providers. Associate membership is free and is open for applications to…