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Majority of people in Britain are non-religious (British Social Attitudes Survey 2010)

75% of gay pupils at faith schools are bullied (The School report, 2007)

70% of the UK believe that the church and state should be kept separate (Harris poll, 2006)

64% of people opposed government funding for faith schools

"Faith" school success is due to selection, not religion (DfES, 2006)

65% young people are not religious (DfES, 2004)

82% of parents in Northern Ireland intend to let their children choose their own religion

Only 33% believe the church offers answers to moral problems (World Values Survey, 2005)

74% of the UK believe it is wrong that bishops are given an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords (ICM poll, 2010)

81% of parents think that every child should attend sex and relationships lessons (Populus poll, 2009)

61% of boys and 70% of girls aged over 17 reported not receiving any information at school about personal relationships (Youth Parliament survey, 2007)

72% of the public are concerned that the Academies Bill could lead to taxpayers’ money being used to promote religion.

Only 4% of Catholics think that artificial contraception is wrong.

Only 10% think the religious meaning of Christmas is most important

Humanist weddings are now more popular in Scotland than those conducted by the Catholic Church

65% of people say they are not religious (YouGov)

67% of parents do not support collective worship in schools (BBC poll)

Religious people are not more likely to participate in society than non-religious people

78% of people (82% of over 55s) think that religion should be a private matter and had no place in politics (YouGov-CambridgeUniversity)

Religious people are not more likely to participate in society than non-religious people. (The Citizenship Survey)

73% of ‘census Christians’ strongly agree or tend to agree that religion should not have a special influence on public policy

The proportion of 'faith' schools continues to rise

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Chichester Humanists is a local branch of West Sussex Humanists and represents the interests of the non-religious residents in and around Chichester.

Each month we discuss issues concerning religion and belief, ethics, equality, human rights and science, including current events.

We liase with Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council on matters concerning equality of religion and belief, and monitor Council activities, including proposals for new "faith" schools.

We are keen to campaign on behalf of non-religious residents who feel disadvantaged because of their beliefs, e.g. access to a community school, discrimination at work or through the delivery of local services.

We organise events and displays, invite prominent speakers, and give talks to local organisations, including schools and colleges.

We meet once a month in Chichester Inn, 38 West Street, West Sussex, PO19 1RP (tel: 01243 783185)

Click on the photo for their website.

Meetings are from 7.30pm on the third Tuesday of the month. Instead of membership subscriptions, there is a £3 entrance charge for meetings with speakers (usual concessions).

If you would like to meet some local freethinkers and have a chat, please come along and join us at the next meeting. Look out for the poster above.

For more details, email Andrew.

NOTE:
Being freethinkers there are many things secular humanists will not agree on, but there are some matters on which we do take a firm and unanimous stand. We do not condone prejudice of any sort. Nor do we hate religious people. Such views are entirely contrary to any humanist philosophy and we reserve the right to exclude any person promoting them.

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