Members and partners / 12 October 2010 British Humanist Association mourns Claire Rayner, Vice President and former President The British Humanist Association (BHA) reports with sadness the death of Claire Rayner, BHA President from 1999 to 2004, and… Read More
Members and partners / 30 September 2010 French and English freethinkers propose taking religion out of schools The French Freethinkers (Libre Pensée) and Britain’s National Secular Society have agreed a joint policy proposal on “Religion in Schools”.… Read More
Media / 19 September 2010 Twelve thousand protest the Pope in London A “Protest the Pope” march brought ten times as many people as expected to a rally opposite Downing Street, in… Read More
Members and partners / 17 September 2010 British Humanists rebut Papal attacks on atheism and secularism Pope Benedict XVI has begun his state visit to the UK with attacks on atheism and secularism. In his opening… Read More
Members and partners / 17 September 2010 Scots tell Pope they are Good without God The Humanist Society of Scotland (HSS) has launched a “Good Without God” campaign to coincide with the Pope’s visit to… Read More
Members and partners / 14 September 2010 Protestors Rally Against Pope’s State Visit to the UK Organizers of the "Protest the Pope" march and rally on Saturday 18th September have announced the speakers for the rally… Read More
Members and partners / 9 September 2010 BBC panned for bias in support of stoning Maryam Namazie, from IHEU member organization the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, is protesting against “gross inaccuracies” and “biased reporting”… Read More
General news / 26 August 2010 Religious belief of doctors affects end-of-life care A new British Medical Journal study has found that non-religious doctors are more likely to discuss end of life decisions… Read More
Humanists International News / 17 August 2010 British Humanists contribute to documentary against faith schools A new documentary by world-renowned atheist Richard Dawkins calls time on the growth of state-funded religious schools in Britain. Andrew… Read More
Members and partners / 11 August 2010 British Humanists applaud court’s rejection of religious discrimination claim An evangelical Christian council worker who was dismissed for gross misconduct has lost his claim of religious discrimination. The British… Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2010 Local residents protest Pope’s visit to Twickenham, UK The campaign to stop the Pope from visiting the UK on a state visit in September is lending its support… Read More