It is not “intolerant” to dispute the powers and the profusion of ‘faith’ schools (4)
Tue 24 Aug 2010•
James Gray replies to Brendan O’Neil. Is it really “intolerant” to criticise ‘faith’ schools?
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Humanist Dr Karen Woo lived “an intensely packed and rich life” (3)
Mon 9 Aug 2010 •
Tributes are paid to a the doctor and aid worker, whose motivation “was purely humanitarian. She was a Humanist and had no religious or political agenda.”
Humanist Heroes: Omar Khayyam by Dabir Tehrani (2)
Fri 30 Jul 2010 •
Dabir Tehrani explains why Omar Khayyam, the Iranian poet, mathematician and philosopher, is his Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Ludovic Kennedy by Jean Davies (1)
Mon 26 Jul 2010 •
Jean Davies tells us why Ludovic Kennedy, the author and journalist, is her Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Mark Twain by C.J.Pieffer (2)
Mon 19 Jul 2010 •
C.J. Pieffer explains why Mark Twain, the American author and humourist, is her Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Miss Peach by Claire Rayner (3)
Thu 15 Jul 2010 •
Writer, broadcaster and Vice-President of the British Humanist Association Claire Rayner explains why Miss Peach, her teacher at school, is her humanist hero.
Humanist Hero: Douglas Adams by Frances Day (4)
Mon 12 Jul 2010 •
Frances Day has something like forty-two reasons why Douglas Adams is her humanist hero.
Humanist Heroes: Thomas Hardy by Rosalind Walker (2)
Fri 9 Jul 2010 •
Rosalind Walker explains why English poet and novelist Thomas Hardy is her Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Isaac Asimov by Ariadne Tampion (0)
Thu 8 Jul 2010 •
Isaac Asimov was an American/Russian Sceince Fiction writer, famous for his Robot and Foundation stories. Ariadne Tampion tell us why he is her Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Richard Dawkins by John Wayland (8)
Tue 6 Jul 2010 •
Professor Richard Dawkins is perhaps the single most prominent atheist. John Wayland introduces the evolutionary biologist and author of the best-selling The God Delusion.
Humanist Hero: Lucretius by Sir David Blatherwick (4)
Mon 5 Jul 2010 •
Sir David Blatherwick OBE discusses the poetic good life espoused by Titus Lucretius Carus.
Humanist Heroes: Anton Chekov by Andy McLarnon (2)
Thu 1 Jul 2010 •
Andy McLarnon’s Humanist Hero is Anton Chekov, Russian playwright and writer, and physician.
Humanist Heroes: Primo Levi by Hamish MacPherson (3)
Wed 30 Jun 2010 •
Primo Levi was a Holocaust survivor, he was a chemist and wrote poetry. Hamish MacPherson explains why Primo Levi is his Humanist Hero.
Humanist Heroes: Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof (5)
Tue 29 Jun 2010 •
Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof created the language of Esperanto to bridge the language divide around the world. Zamenhof has been chosen as a Humanist Hero by Ian Fantom, David Curtis and Paul Gubbins.
Humanist Heroes: Pepper Harrow on Sir Dirk Bogarde (4)
Mon 28 Jun 2010 •
Pepper Harrow celebrates actor Dirk Bogarde, who did what he could without being “soppy and pious”
Humanist Heroes: Michael Foot by Ashok Kumar (2)
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Michael Foot died on 3rd March this year. Ashok Kumar MP wrote this Humanist Hero piece in tribute to Foot, shortly before his own sudden death on 15th March.
Humanist Hero: Gene Roddenberry by Andrew West and by Ellis Collins (7)
Sat 26 Jun 2010 •
Star Trek’s wealth of moral and philosophical thought and feeling have led Andrew West and Ellis Collins to name creator Gene Roddenberry a humanist hero.
Humanist Hero: Margaret O’Connell by Leni Gillman (1)
Fri 25 Jun 2010 •
Leni Gillman’s mother, Margaret O’Connell, lived through the London blitz to become a humanist and a peace activist. She would face bigotry and arrest as she strived to make the world a better place.
Humanist Hero: Jacob Bronowski by Tim Stephenson (7)
Thu 24 Jun 2010 •
Tim Stephenson has chosen Jacob Bronowski, mathematician, biologist and presenter of The Ascent of Man as his Humanist Hero.
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Time lapse videos of the Earth from space (0)Tue 31 Aug 2010 •
Humanist “chaplain” explains involvement in “interfaith” dialogue (2)•
John Gribbin on the fine-tuned, man-made universe (1)•
After religion, the discovery that it’s better “to live your life now” (0)•
Robin Ince introduces the cat-in-a-bin principle of science reporting (0)Fri 27 Aug 2010 •
Catholic family “not Catholic enough” for school (5)•
Edwin Morgan: “A great humanist Scot” (0)•
Barnardo’s calls for fairer school admissions (0)Thu 26 Aug 2010 •
Joy Lo Dico on the pop philosophy phenomenon (0)•
“Why Doesn’t the World Care About Pakistanis?” (3)Tue 24 Aug 2010 •
Timeout column on Protest the Pope (3)•
Senior SETI astronomer says we should search for artificial not biological life (0)•
New Zealand is down with Atheist Buses (0)Mon 23 Aug 2010 •
Charlie Brooker does a Charlie Brooker on “Ground Zero Mosque” palava (1)•
Paul Sims on the ‘faith’ schools documentary fallout (1)•
BBC Radio 4 “Beyond Belief” features Susan Blackmore on Humanism and secular morality (8)•
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BHA contribution to ‘faith’ schools documentary (1)•
Richard Dawkins Times interview (0)•
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Obama takes a stand for religious freedom (0)•
Pope state visit in funding shortfall as church-goers donate £1.27 each on average (2)•
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Chart of religion or belief change in Britain over a generation (1)Fri 13 Aug 2010 •
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“Should religious worship be part of school assembly?” (0)•
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