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The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of ethically concerned, non-religious people in the UK. It is the largest organisation in the UK campaigning for an end to religious privilege and to discrimination based on religion or belief, and for a secular state.

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Christian hotel owners lose appeal against discrimination ruling

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed today’s Court of Appeal judgement upholding  the ruling that Christian hotel owners Peter and Hazel Bull unlawfully discriminated on grounds of sexual orientation against Martyn Hall and Steve Preddy in refusing them a double room.In the appeal, the judges acknowledged that all sides have strongly held beliefs, but ruled that the previous ruling was correct in concluding that the Bulls had breached the  Equality Act (Sexual Orientation Regulations) 2007 (now Equality

Change in Free School model funding agreement requires promotion of democracy, equality of opportunity, respect, tolerance and the rule of law

Additional changes recently made by the government to Free School model funding agreement  include requiring schools to promote democracy, equality of opportunity, respect, tolerance and the rule of law. The changes, which promote values supported by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and emphasise that there is one law for all, represent a ‘significant victory’ in the campaign against extremism, and in favour of citizenship education.The new requirement is one of

Humanists and Atheists Hold World Congress in Oslo

Terrorist attacks add new significance to topic of peaceDespite damage from the recent bombing in Norway, secular activists from more than 50 countries will meet in Oslo, August 12 to 14, to discuss how to build a more peaceful world. The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) Eighteenth World Congress, on the theme of “Humanism and Peace” (www.human.no/oslo2011), will meet at the Oslo Congress Center, damaged by the July 22 bombing, with events also at the home of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. The theme, venue and time of the World Humanist Congress were chosen four years

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