Chichester Humanists September 2022 Rebecca Johnson on Nuclear Disarmament
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Jesus Never Existed: an introduction to the ultimate heresy | Chichester Humanists
Why is a hardcore atheist drawn with such passion and commitment to Jesus studies? Ken Humphreys’ answer is unequivocal: ‘Jesus is a myth, a syncretic creation from antiquity. But Christianity is very real, and has a history which is both fascinating and terrible. Christianity isn’t really about Jesus but about Read more…
Collective Worship in Schools: Action Stations | Chichester Humanists
Andrew Edmondson will be discussing collective worship and alternative inclusive assemblies, following his recent bizarre experiences with West Sussex County Council. In 2019, parents in Oxfordshire successfully sued their school in the High Court, forcing them to provide inclusive non-religious assemblies for their children. Last December, West Sussex County Council banned their local Standing Read more…
Council Bans Discussion of Collective Worship in Schools
On Monday 21st November, West Sussex County Council (WSCC) banned its own religious education advisory committee from discussing collective worship in schools. The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) is the committee that writes the local Religious Education (RE) syllabus, which covers morality, mutual respect, equality, social cohesion and diversity. Read more…
Putting the non-religious into religious education | Chichester Humanists
Luke Donnellan is the Director of Understanding Humanism at Humanists UK where he leads their resource development, school speakers programme, and teacher training. He is the co-author of Understanding Humanism and creator of two online courses on humanism: Introducing humanism, and Humanist lives. Before working at Humanists UK he was Read more…
Stoicism, humanism, and environmentalism | Chichester Humanists
Christopher Gill is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter, having also taught at Yale, Bristol, and Aberystwyth universities. He has written extensively on Stoic ethics and psychology and ancient philosophy in general; his latest book is Learning to Live Naturally: Stoic Ethics and its Modern Significance, forthcoming Read more…