Category - BHA

Concerns expressed over proselytism and discrimination in public services

staff writers — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:00:41 +0100

The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has said they are to stop work on the proposed ‘Charter for Excellence’ for religious groups running publicly funded services.

Welsh equality seminar rounds off series on 'religion or belief' issues

staff writers — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:19:54 +0000

The last of four major conferences looking into issues regarding equality, human rights and ‘religion or belief’ took place in Cardiff earlier this week

Call for government to reform the law on organ donation

staff writers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:12 +0000

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has urged on the British government to push ahead with legal reform on organ donation which would have the effect of requiring people to opt out rather than opt in to the donation system.

Godless "happy bus to nowhere" proves an instant hit

staff writers — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:02 +0100

The fundraising campaign to procure money for a fleet of London buses that will tell people there is probably no God and they should get on with being happy has proved an instant hit, raising over five times its target in the first day.

Atheist evangelism campaign wants to take people for a God-free ride

staff writers — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:24:44 +0100

The UK’s first ever atheist advertising campaign launches today, with official support from Professor Richard Dawkins, best-selling author of The God Delusion. The campaign will feature adverts across London’s bendy buses.

Questions raised about government's plans for offender management

staff writers — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:30:25 +0100

Tough questions are being raised over the implications over the British government’s plans to further increase and promote the role of faith groups in the management of offenders, both in prisons and in the community.

Humanists take legal action over exclusion from school Religious Studies

staff writers — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:41:46 +0100

The British Humanist Association has issued legal proceedings against the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority over their decision not to allow the study of Humanism in a Religious Studies GCSE in the same way as religions are studied.

Humanists welcome equalities moves but warn on religious discrimination

staff writers — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:00:18 +0100

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the moves towards greater equality set out in the government’s Equality Bill White Paper - and has called for more action against discrimination by religious groups.

Close discrimination loopholes for faith groups in welfare, government urged

staff writers — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:03:58 +0100

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has said that the government should close the discrimination loopholes for religious organisations involved in public service provision, and should ensure that all services are fully inclusive.

Learning the many faces of humanism

Mark Vernon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:48:58 +0100

Humanism is a philosophy and approach to life that has Christian, atheist, deist and theist roots, says Mark Vernon. So when it is taught in schools, what kind of approach will be adopted?