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May 2021

May 08, 2021

Veteran LGBT Humanist activist, George Broadhead, dies aged 87

IN the late 1970s, self-appointed Christian Morality Supremo Mary Whitehouse suffered a backlash after she...

December 2020

December 26, 2020

Oh my, ‘hostile-to-religion Humanists’ are set to hijack Welsh RE

Humanists, 'who actively oppose all religion,' will be handed control over religious education in Welsh...

July 2020

July 15, 2020

A witch hunter, a humanist and a $52-million lawsuit

FOR years Nigerian humanist Leo Igwe, above – Chair of the Board of Trustees for...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

Atheist limerick contest: we have a winner!

THE launch of our contest on May 17 to raise funds for the Humanist Global...

April 2020

April 08, 2020

Veteran UK atheist Barbara Smoker dies aged 96

I LEARNED with sadness today that Barbara Smoker, former President of the National Secular Society, ...

November 2019

November 12, 2019

‘Dire’ figures show Americans are increasingly rejecting God

IN 1993, according research from the General Social Survey, 65 percent of Americans said they...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Good news: Christianity in NZ is fast heading towards extinction

LAST year Christians in New Zealand got the hump when Jesus was turfed out of...

September 06, 2019

Indian court rules in favour of ‘no God’ inscriptions on Periyar statues

ON pedestals of statues erected in honour of rationalist and humanist Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

Voltaire Lecture’s chair clashed with mother over faith schools

THE 2019 Voltaire Lecture, organised by Humanists UK and due to take place in London...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Deny faith schools of funding when they exercise discrimination

FAITH schools that fall back on religious principles to treat people like crap should be...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

Humanists UK takes on Catholic Education Service … and loses

A LEGAL challenge against Catholic schools advertising that jobs that can only be filled by...

February 18, 2019

Non-believers must feature in anti-persecution campaigns

LAST December British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, above, announced an independent review that would examine...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

New campaign aims to promote atheism and humanism in Pakistan

THE US-based Brighter Brains Institute – best known for promoting humanism and freethought Africa with...

January 17, 2019

Christopher Hitchens Library to open at Ugandan humanist school

FOLLOWING our report earlier this month that a newly-built humanist secondary school in Uganda would...

January 12, 2019

Beekeeping helps young Ugandans lead lives untainted by religion

THIS week I was contacted by Masereka Solomon, above, who brought to my attention a charity...

January 08, 2019

Man reads ‘The God Delusion’, abandons faith & starts a Dawkins lab

Overcoming religion and superstitious beliefs in Uganda is a daunting task, made all the more...

December 2018

December 29, 2018

Veteran UK atheist Barbara Smoker, 95, publishes a memoir

WHEN I received Barbara Smoker's 2018 year-end "egotistical" newsletter a couple of weeks ago –...

November 2018

November 11, 2018

Acclaimed British scientist appointed new President of Humanists UK

Leading British humanist organisation – Humanists UK – today announced the appointment Alice Roberts as its...

November 10, 2018

Excluding non-believers: veteran UK atheist takes on the BBC – again!

If there's a battle to be fought for non-religious voices to be heard in social...

November 04, 2018

After thirteen years, Swedish humanist Christer Sturmark steps down

Christer Sturmark, above, is Sweden's most well-known secular humanist. Since 2005, he served as...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Survey shows that Scotland is no longer a faith-based country

Commenting the findings of a poll commissioned by Humanist Society Scotland, Gordon MacRae, above, Chief Executive...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

London Humanists target the BBC over exclusionary godslot

Last month the South East London Humanist Group (SELHuG) held the first of a planned...

July 01, 2018

Florida city challenges court ruling over police prayer vigil

The city council of Ocala, Florida, is vigorously defending its Police Chief Greg Graham, above,...

June 2018

June 13, 2018

IHEU condemns murder of yet another Bangladeshi atheist

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has renewed calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to...

March 2018

March 08, 2018

'Militant atheist' in line to be appointed a US Navy chaplain

Faith-heads are expressing horror over the fact that Dr Jason Heap, above, may be appointed...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

Humanist denied UK asylum

A British Humanist organisation has criticised the UK government for denying asylum to an ex-Muslim,...

December 2017

December 09, 2017

Archbishop's 'shameful' attack on non-religious schools

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been strongly rebuked by Humanists UK for saying...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Christian moron: put crocodile problem ahead of gay marriage

Back in 2011, an Australian independent MP, Bob Katter above, was slammed by his gay...

November 20, 2017

Indian politician wants an actress and filmmaker killed

Suraj Pal Amu, above, a member of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party, yesterday (Sunday) offered...

October 2017

October 07, 2017

Uganda's new Freethinker Library will help free kids minds

IT'S a lamentable fact that millions of children in Africa are exposed from an early...