Humanist Society host first Festive Memorial Service Posted on 13 December 2018 Four Humanist Society Scotland registered celebrants will host a Festive Memorial service on Sunday 16th December. The service, starting at 11am, will take place at the beautiful Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium just outside Largs. Jennifer Buchan, Maggie Kinloch, Viv…
Government should “End the Blasphemy stain on Scotland’s Human Rights Record” Posted on 23 November 2018 Humanist Society Scotland have written to Scottish Government Cabinet Secretaries Aileen Campbell and Humza Yousaf to call for Scotland’s common law offence against Blasphemy to be dropped in forthcoming legislation covering Hate Crime. The letter, published below, calls the retention…
Hate Crime Consultation “missed opportunity” say Humanists Posted on 14 November 2018 The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on reviewing Scotland’s Hate Crime Laws. Humanist Society Scotland made representations on a number of issues and had raised the prospect of using the legislation to scrap Scotland’s outdated Blasphemy law as part…
Humanists take part in Remembrance events across Scotland Posted on 12 November 2018 Representatives of Humanist Society Scotland took part in ten remembrance events across Scotland on the 11th November, marking the biggest representation of Humanists on remembrance day to date. This year also saw the first time that Humanists were represented at…
Humanist Society at Remembrance Posted on 1 November 2018 Humanist Society Scotland will have official representatives who will each lay a wreath at a number of services across the country on the 11th November at 11am. Edinburgh: Stone of Remembrance, City Chambers – John Bishop Glasgow: George Square – Linda Britton…
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Irish scrap blasphemy laws- Calls for Scotland to follow Posted on 30 October 2018 Votes in Ireland supported scrapping the countries constitutional restriction on Blasphemy. Humanists say Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf should follow suit by scrapping Scotland’s outdated Blasphemy offence Voters in Ireland have removed the countries blasphemy law in a referendum. This leaves…
Humanist Society Scotland call for immediate release and return of passport of leading Human Rights Defender Posted on 12 October 2018 – Gulalai Ismail spoke in Scottish Parliament at Humanist Society Scotland event in May 2018– Gulalai arrested in Pakistan on return from UK this morning after attending International Humanist meeting in London and meeting with Malala Yousafzai– Humanist Society Scotland have written to…
Humanist campaign on religious observance one step closer to aim Posted on 4 September 2018 Humanist Society Scotland have welcomed the First Minister’s statement that the Scottish Government will incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law. One fundamental change that would have to result of this, is that…
End the Ban on non-religious schools Posted on 31 August 2018 Humanist Society Scotland has today launched a new campaign to ‘End the ban’ on non-religious state schools in Scotland. Timed to coincide with the return to school for thousands of pupils across the country, the campaigning charity has published new…
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