Are Scottish ‘Hate Crime’ laws fit for purpose? Fraser Sutherland • HSS • November 2017 By Fraser Sutherland, Campaigns Manager Humanist Society Scotland Few will forget the shocking religiously motivated murder of popular Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah in 2016. But the legacy of this crime and how the perpetrator was charged in the Scottish legal…
Academic Success Fraser Sutherland • HSS • November 2017 Professor Callum Brown Following the publication of the Religion in Scots Law report in 2016, the University of Glasgow Humanist Studies Hub and Humanist Society Scotland co-hosted four seminars and a Religion and Law conference to consider the report’s findings….
Equal Protection Bill Fraser Sutherland • HSS • October 2017 By John Finnie MSP “There are some things where Scotland is doing very, very well and there are some things that are absolutely shocking, where Scotland is coming last in the world. We still in Scotland say that it’s okay…
Time to talk about the last taboo Fraser Sutherland • HSS • September 2017 by Amanda Ward, Chief Executive of Friends at the End Over the summer we’ve been holding local information meetings to meet members and like-minded individuals seeking to have an informed debate around the last taboo subject of dying. As a…
The HSS School Visiting Programme Fraser Sutherland • HSS • August 2017 By Ian Rodger When I joined Humanist Society Scotland, I had no idea we had a school visiting programme, let alone that it was something I could get involved in! Thankfully my journey through the various experiences and activities available…
Doctor Hu-manist? Fraser Sutherland • HSS • August 2017 Can an “alien” hero be a humanist? Guest blog by Paul F Cockburn @paulfcockburn More than half a century after first appearing on our television screens, “The Doctor” has become as iconic a character in British culture as Sherlock Holmes, James…
Nipples Online: Just Where Do We Draw The Line? Fraser Sutherland • HSS • July 2017 By Lorna Wallace The freedom to express oneself without censorship or legal penalty is considered a key touchstone of a democratic society. Freedom of speech has also been central to the development of Humanism and Humanists often describe themselves as…
Vandalism of Bangladesh restaurants ‘violating’ Ramadam Fraser Sutherland • HSS • July 2017 Guest post by Bangladesh Humanist Blogger Prithu Sanyal (Twitter: @atheistprithu) Across the world the month of Ramadan is observed with respect. In my home country of Bangladesh, most of the restaurants and tea stalls are closed to respect Ramadan and those fasting….
Scottish Government should stand firm on free abortion row Fraser Sutherland • HSS • June 2017 By Fraser Sutherland, HSS Campaigns and Communications Manager Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, was reportedly in discussion with the country’s Chief Medical Officer, Catherine Calderwood, about allowing Northern Irish women the right to access to free abortion…
The Right to a Good Death – Why Scotland Should Lead the Way Fraser Sutherland • HSS • June 2017 By Ally Thomson, Dignity in Dying Director for Scotland, originally published in Spring 2017 Humanitie. Growing up in Scotland 30 or so years ago I would never have imagined that one day I’d be talking up its socially progressive street credibility….
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