British Humanist Association

Change My Mind: Should Faith Schools Discriminate On Grounds Of Religion?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK

A new campaign launched in an attempt to end schools selecting pupils based on their faith has provoked strong, passionate debate from either side. ...

Jessica Elgot

'Ban Schools From Picking Pupils Based On Faith'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 06.06.2013 | UK

Atheist campaigners along with several prominent religious leaders have launched a controversial new campaign to ban schools from selecting children o...

Why Is The Government Opposing 'Humanist' Weddings?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

The government is refusing to back plans for couples to be able to hold "non-religious" wedding ceremonies, despite previously pledging support, accor...

How Many Members Makes a National Church?

Andrew Copson | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK
Andrew Copson

The Church of England tried to put a brave face on it but the Anglican church attendance figures for 2011 published this week pose a serious challenge for any church defending its position as the national, established, top religious organisation.

Church Of England Accused Of 'Dishonesty' In Prayer Survey Findings

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

Atheists have accused the Church of England of "spinning" the results of research that claimed ‘four out of five believe in the power of prayer’ a...

Jessica Elgot

Causing Widespread Offence

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK

Banning 'gay cure' posters on London buses was not unlawful, a High Court judge ruled on Friday, but suggested two prominent campaigns, one by Stonewa...

Less Atheism, More Humanism

Chris Price | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK
Chris Price

Atheism is a dirty word. But not as dirty, apparently, as humanism.

The Census Results Speak for Themselves, Government Should Listen

Andrew Copson | Posted 10.02.2013 | UK Politics
Andrew Copson

We know from research done since the last census that most people who tick 'Christian' do so for cultural or ethnic reasons rather than religious ones and only 48% of those who tick 'Christian' believe that Jesus Christ was real person who was the son of god and rose from the dead.

Humanists Join Church School Fight

PA | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK

The British Humanist Association has joined parents and their supporters in a High Court battle against proposals for a new Roman Catholic secondary s...

Reforming Section 5

Andrew Copson | Posted 02.09.2012 | UK Politics
Andrew Copson

To uphold freedom of speech for everyone, atheist and religious, Section 5 must be reformed now.

If the Church Thinks Introduction of Same-Sex Civil Marriage Means Their Disestablishment...

Andrew Copson | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Politics
Andrew Copson

...does that mean it's okay to go ahead in Northern Ireland and Wales where the Church isn't established anyway?