- BHA
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- State faith school redacts textbooks to remove mentions of ‘homosexuals’ and women’s freedoms
- ‘Under wraps’: Angela Saini gives Rosalind Franklin Lecture on the policing of women’s sexuality
- Over 130 UK parliamentarians call for legal access to abortion in Northern Ireland
- Intolerant teaching at private and unregistered faith schools ‘as bad as it has ever been’,...
- UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief criticises anti-blasphemy laws and state/religion relationships
- NSS
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- Peter Tatchell to present 2018 Secularist of the Year prize
- NSS criticises guidance advising religious accommodations in court
- Lib Dems to tackle illegal schools but silent on religious entries
- Faith schools minister warns independent Charedi schools in Hackney
- Extremists exploit lax home schooling laws, police study finds
Welcome to West Sussex Humanists
Humanism is the view that we can make sense of the world using reason, experience and shared human values, and live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs.
We represent the interests of the non-religious residents of West Sussex in local government, support Human Rights, and work towards equality and social cohesion.
West Sussex Humanists is also an umbrella organisation of local affiliated groups that meet regularly, currently Horsham Humanists and Chichester Humanists.
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26th March Chichester Change of venue:
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23rd April Chichester Effective Altruism talk MUCHOS NACHOS pub/restaurant |
Think and Drink at Chichester, November 2018Our Think and Drink discussion evening was a great success. We'll be repeating it in January, with three more topics of interest. Read more... Add new comment
The Freemasons by Maurice Adams at Chichester 17th July 2018Climate Apocalypse talk at Chichester Humanists 15th May 2018
Dr Lynch presented a different way of looking at climate change. Rather than considering the science, he considered how we perceive climate change and what we are prepared to do about it.
Spotlight on Hinduism by Ashwin Soni 11th December 2017
Ashwin gave us a heartfelt and friendly talk about Hinduism. You can download his PowerPoint presentation here. Although raised in a Hindu family, Ashwin did not become involved in the religion until late in adulthood. Why I became a Humanist by Craig Bunce 10th July 2017Member Craig Bunce explained what led him to becoming a Humanist, made more interesting by the presence of his family. Afterwards, several different topics were raised, including Humanists' approach to death and education. A friendly meeting as usual, with about 20 people attending. Horsham Humanists discuss Morality and War 9th JanuaryOur secretary Gerry gave a presentation on morality and war, with discussion throughout. |
How to Be Reasonable talk by Rebecca Fox at Chichester 18th September 2018
Rebecca cast her first magic spell at the age of 13. Some of her beliefs made here happy, others were frightening. Eventually, she realised that she needed a method to examine her beliefs and discovered skepticism.
Evolution of Consciousness by Keir Watson at Horsham on 14th May 2018
Keir delivered an interesting pilot talk ahead of a book he is writing on consciousness.
A Secular Bible? talk by Dr Hannah Strommen at Chichester Humanists on 20th March 2018
Humanist talk at Chichester Quakers 16th October 2017Andrew Edmondson gave a talk on Humanism to Chichester Quakers. Chichester & Horsham Humanist talk: What is Morality? 10th & 17th April 2017
Andrew Edmondson gave a talk about the nature of morality, ending with a TED talk by neuroscientist Sam Harris. Chichester Humanists discuss British valuesIn 2014, the government issued non-statutory advice on teaching British values in schools. Here is a summary of our conclusions about British values. |
| 8:00pm Wed 20th Mar Faith vs Science? |
| 7:30pm Tue 26th Mar Think and Drink at Chichester Humanists |
| 8:00pm Wed 17th Apr Critical Thinking: How to avoid being taken in |
Remembrance Sunday Campaign
The Chichester Observer made a video and wrote an article covering the laying of a Humanist wreath after the main religious ceremony. A transcript of the speech can be downloaded here.
Council prayers campaign
In March 2015, the government introduced the Local Government (Religious Observances) Act allowing councils to hold prayers during their meetings, overturning a High Court decision in 2011 (see below).
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