Humanists raise concerns over hate crime bill impact on freedom of expression Posted on 27 July 2020 Humanist Society Scotland has called for changes to be made to the draft Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill, which is being put forward by the Scottish Government, to ensure that protections against hate crime do not exclude humanists…
Malawi Partnership Fifth Anniversary Fundraiser Posted on 27 July 2020 Since establishing our twinning relationship with the Association of Secular Humanists (ASH) in Malawi in 2015, your generous support has helped to fund ASH’s dedicated team of volunteers to work tirelessly to challenge witchcraft-based violence, promote and defend humanists and…
Planning a wedding and COVID-19: What you need to know Posted on 13 July 2020 Planning a wedding and COVID-19: What you need to know if you have a wedding ceremony booked with Humanist Society Scotland.
More humanist than Christian marriages in Scotland in 2019 Posted on 25 June 2020 Newly released official statistics reveals that for the first time, there were more humanist marriages in Scotland last year than there were Christian marriages of all denominations combined. Humanist marriages made up 23% of all marriages, while Christian marriages made…
Humanist National Memorial Posted on 15 June 2020 Humanist National Memorial Ceremony will mark three months since lockdown with input from humanists from all four nations of the UK On 23 June at 11:00, Humanists UK – supported by Humanist Society Scotland – is holding a national memorial…
Humanist Society Scotland Welcome Extension of Voting Rights to all Legal Residents and some Prisoners Posted on 4 June 2020 Humanist Society Scotland welcomes the enactment of a new Bill by the Scottish Parliament extending voting rights to refugees and those granted asylum and to some prisoners.
Planning a funeral and COVID-19: What you need to know Posted on 29 May 2020 Planning a funeral and COVID-19: What you need to know if you have a Humanist Society Scotland funeral planned, or would like to plan a funeral with us.
President of Nigerian humanists, Mubarak Bala, arrested on ‘blasphemy charge’ Posted on 29 April 2020 Humanist Society Scotland has expressed severe concerns for the president of its sister organisation – the Humanist Association of Nigeria – after he was arrested for ‘blasphemy’. Mubarak Bala was arrested on 28 April by two police officers who took…
Humanist Society campaign success as Government confirm the scrapping of blasphemy law Posted on 24 April 2020 Humanist Society Scotland has reacted with delight that a five-year campaign by the charity has today seen confirmation that the outdated Scottish law on Blasphemy is to be repealed. Reacting to the news from the Scottish Government, Fraser Sutherland, Chief…
Are you up for the challenge of helping to steer the direction of the Society for the next 3 years? Posted on 6 March 2020 We have very ambitious plans for the Society over the next 3 years and we need to ensure we have a strong team on the Board of Trustees to assist with both strategic planning and the implementation of our goals….
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