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The Scottish Parliament will soon vote on a new Bill to reform opt-out rights for religious observance in schools. With our new letter template, you can tell your MSPs why school pupils deserve the right to opt themselves out. Support... The post Take action to end compulsory religious worship in schools! Contact your MSPs, donate to our campaign fundraiser appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
Fraser was giving evidence to the Holyrood equalities, human rights and civil justice committee, as part of the Scottish Parliament’s scrutiny of the religious observance bill. Our CEO Fraser Sutherland appeared at a meeting of the Holyrood equalities committee this... The post Our CEO makes case for ending compulsory worship in schools to Holyrood committee appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
Questions from MSPs Emma Roddick and Elena Whitham highlight the ‘hierarchy of beliefs’ created by new opt out rights for religious worship in schools. The Scottish Government also responded to our new report, Preaching is not Teaching, which finds that... The post MSPs question Scottish Government on ‘widespread Christian worship’ in schools appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
State schools in Scotland are required to provide compulsory acts of religious observance. How can we still justify this in a secular democracy? Our new report, Preaching is Not Teaching, draws on testimony from parents, teachers, and pupils to reveal... The post We launch landmark report, Preaching is not Teaching, on religious observance in Scottish schools. appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
Raised in US evangelism, psychologist Darrel Ray formed Recovering from Religion in 2009. He spoke to our Communications Manager Greg about the group’s sister campaign, The Secular Therapy Project, which Darrel is bringing to the UK for a forthcoming tour,... The post Humanist Society interview series: Darrel Ray on Secular Therapy and his UK tour appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
As part of our campaign on climate change and the nature crises, we are proud members of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. The group’s Coalition Manager Becky Kenton-Lake tells us about their upcoming mass climate lobby, a chance to ask for... The post Humanist Society interview series: Becky Kenton-Lake on Stop Climate Chaos Scotland’s mass climate lobby appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
In a new, in-depth article for our news blog, humanist hero and and freed religious prisoner Mubarak Bala tells us about his background in an ultra-conservative region of Nigeria, how he became a prisoner of conscience, and the hope and... The post Mubarak Bala on humanism, imprisonment, and hope appeared first on Humanist Society Scotland.| Humanist Society Scotland
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