Humanist Society member delivers time for reflection at Scottish Parliament Posted on 20 March 2018 On 20th March, Humanist Society Scotland member and volunteer with our school visiting network Jonathan Ainslie delivered Time for Reflection at the Scottish Parliament, becoming the 9th Humanist to do so. You can watch Jonathon’s address in the video or…
Scottish Youth Parliament raise Humanist campaign with Scottish Cabinet Posted on 16 March 2018 The Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, Amy-Lee Fraoli, raised the issue of young people in Scotland not being able to opt-out of religious observance in a face to face meeting with member of the Scottish cabinet. Pleased to have…
UN Special Rapporteur criticises Blasphemy law Posted on 7 March 2018 Ahmed Shahedd, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of Religion and Belief has called for the scrapping of blasphemy laws and states they are not compatible with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, signed by the UK…
Humanist Society support Trans rights law and call for legalisation of mixed-sex civil partnerships Posted on 1 March 2018 Humanist Society Scotland have lodged support for the Scottish Government’s proposals on changes to the Gender Recognition Act but demand action on allowing equal access to civil partnerships. Responding to the consultation, the Humanist Society welcomed the change to a…
Humanist Society Conference 2018 Posted on 5 February 2018 Tickets are now available for the 2018 conference which will be held at the RSE, George Street Edinburgh on Friday 18th May. Please join us for the biggest Humanist event in Scotland. We have fantastic speakers lined up and as…
Death threatened Humanist denied UK Asylum because he didn’t know who Plato was Posted on 19 January 2018 Humanist Society Scotland has expressed it’s dismay at a Home Office asylum decision which stated the claimant couldn’t be a Humanist as he didn’t know enough about Plato or other classical philosophers. Hamza bin Walayat is a Pakistani Humanist who…
Edinburgh Humanists Blasphemy Protest Posted on 19 January 2018 Humanist Society Scotland Edinburgh group held a protest against Blasphemy laws in early January. The group highlighted cases of Humanists, atheists and free-thinkers from around the world that are persecuted for their beliefs. A report by the International Humanist…
Joint call to Scottish Government to respect youth choice on religion and belief in schools Posted on 21 December 2017 A coalition of major Scottish charities and youth voices have called for action in a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education New polling figures released alongside letter reveal over two thirds of Scots support change to the law A…
New Humanist Society Wedding Promotional Film Posted on 21 December 2017 Humanist Society Scotland have launched a new promotional film, which shows footage of some of our registered celebrants carrying out Humanist wedding ceremonies. Share on: FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestEmail
Disbelief at BBC proposal for religious output increase Posted on 20 December 2017 Reacting to the BBC’s review of Religion and Ethics Gordon MacRae, Chief Executive of Humanist Society Scotland expressed concern saying, “It is extremely disappointing that the authors of their BBC’s review of its Religious and Ethics have chosen to wilfully…
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