Our main theme this month is religion – principally whether it's a force for good or evil – and our contributors have approached this in...

A survey conducted by the University of Birmingham and YouGov explores the beliefs of religious, spiritual and non-religious people in...

From Barry Newman: A humanist response to Revd Richard Warden's article Not a Trojan Horse: the case for compulsory religious education...

By Mohit Palagiri Mohit is a keen student of global humanist history and democratic politics. In this article, he looks at the likely...

All of us build a set of beliefs about reality based on our own personal lived experience which are deeply embedded and hugely consequential

By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...

By John Coss John is Vice chair of Stockport Humanists. In this article, he reviews the life and work of Bishop Spong and how his ideas...

By Baluku Shafik Siriwayo Shafik is a sixteen-year-old student at Isaac Newton High School, a humanist school in Kateera, near Masaka,...

By Alessia Iannucci The assertion that “religion is the root of all evil” is a stark and contentious claim. This essay aims to delve...

By David Warden The image on the left is of 27-year old Campos Gambino – known as Bobby to his friends. He had to flee Uganda when he was...

By Dr Barry Newman Barry, a retired intensive care consultant, is the humanist representative on the Dorset Standing Advisory Council for...

By Aaron the Humanist Star Trek fan Aaron gazes heavenwards and wonders why, with the whole of human knowledge now widely accessible,...

By Revd James Sharp James Sharp is an ordained Anglican priest in Bournemouth, UK. He regularly visits schools as a member of the Many...

By Dr Penny Morgan As a scientist, Penny has dealt with empirical facts all her life. In this article she explores just what it is that...

By David Warden David is Chair of Dorset Humanists and Humanist Advisor in the Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth...

By John MacDiarmid John is a former Christian pastor and he lives in Poole on the south coast of England. In this article, he attempts to...

By Keith Hayward Keith is a member of Farnham Humanists committee. He is a retired motor engineer and he currently runs a retail garden...

By Dr Helen Skilton Helen is a Scientific Patent Advisor. She taught biomedical and health sciences for fifteen years. She is a...

By Jeremy Rodell Jeremy is Dialogue Officer at Humanists UK and Chair of South West London Humanists. In this article he argues that as...

By John Glazer John is one of our regular guest writers and this month he explores the question of whether we are permitted to criticise...