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THE Humanists UK charity has warned schools against supporting the annual evangelical shoebox appeal, Operation Christmas Child, following a spike…
THE Humanists UK charity has warned schools against supporting the annual evangelical shoebox appeal, Operation Christmas Child, following a spike…
A UK-based anti-choice group that gives talks to schoolchildren about what it calls “coerced abortion” is receiving thousands of dollars from…
Council to review decision to block humanist from religious education committee Southampton City Council has agreed to retake a decision to block humanists from becoming full members of the local religious education committee following a threat of legal action. Humanist Mary Wallbank had applied to become a full member of Southampton’s Standing Advisory Council on RE (SACRE) over two years ago and said the decision not to admit her was a violation of her human rights. However, she has agreed to pause her legal action while the council reviews the decision in November. Ms Wallbank said: 'I ...
December 18th, 2020 Governments across the UK should repeal compulsory collective worship, children’s rights bodies from all four nations have told the United Nations. Humanists UK, Wales Humanists, and Northern Ireland Humanists all contributed evidence to national reports compiled by key children’s rights bodies in each country, with partner organisation Humanist Society Scotland contributing to a similar report in Scotland. The reports will now be used to shape the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s review of the UK’s children’s rights record. Collective worship With this ...