Members and partners / 16 August 2010 Italian court rules that schools must provide alternative to religion classes Italian freethinkers have welcomed a court ruling that requires public schools to provide alternatives to Catholic classes on religion. The… 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
Members and partners / 5 August 2010 American Humanists praise Obama for signing Fair Sentencing Act IHEU member the American Humanist Association has welcomed the US Fair Sentencing Act, which significantly reduces the sentencing disparity between… Read More
Members and partners / 30 July 2010 Humanism in Malta: starting somewhere Malta is no doubt a predominantly Christian country, but like Christianity itself, a large part of this perception is founded… Read More
Members and partners / 22 July 2010 British Humanists condemn “appalling decision” to award education prize to creationist zoo The British Humanist Association (BHA) has strongly condemned the decision of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom to award… Read More
Members and partners / 25 June 2010 Hundreds join London protest against religious laws Several hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia… Read More
Members and partners / 24 June 2010 Australian Atheists welcome new Prime Minister “who keeps religion out of politics” The Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) today congratulated Julia Gillard on her appointment as the new Prime Minister of Australia. Read More
General news / 21 June 2010 British celebrate Humanist heritage June 21 is World Humanist Day and the British Humanist Association (BHA) has launched its second annual Humanist Week, which… Read More
Members and partners / 14 June 2010 Hundreds to protest against Sharia, in London on June 20 Hundreds will be demonstrating in London against Sharia and religious laws and in support of secularism and universal rights on… Read More
Members and partners / 8 June 2010 Prisons should focus on secular programmes, not on religious interventions, say British Humanists Prisons should avoid making a fetish of faith and treat prisoners equally, regardless of their religion or belief, the British… Read More
Members and partners / 26 May 2010 Christian advert declaring “there definitely is a God” is most complained about non-broadcast ad ever An advertisement campaign run by the Christian Party, declaring "There definitely is a God. So join the Christian Party and… Read More