Humanist celebrants in the UK have performed same - sex wedding ceremonies ever since the invention
of humanist ceremonies.
This equates to 6,744,405 Brits 68.17 % of people in Britain are aware
of humanist ceremonies.
The data published today shows 68 % of people in Britain — just under 35 million people — are aware
of humanist ceremonies and 30 % of people have attended one or more humanist ceremonies.
Not exact matches
MPs also debated an amendment backed by the British
Humanist Association (BHA) which would have recognised their officials as valid conductors
of marriage
ceremonies.
Prominent
humanists have taken a significant role in the International Day
of UN Peacekeepers Remembrance
Ceremony, which commemorates UN peacekeepers who have been killed in the line
of duty.
In honour
of his lifetime commitment to Humanism and good causes, the British
Humanist Association (BHA) is presenting the 2016
Humanist of the Year award to Lord (Alf) Dubs, at a
ceremony in London on Saturday 26 November 2016.
Flight Lieutenant Emily McCullouch
of RAF Leuchars, who is a member
of the BHA (British
Humanist Association) and UKAFHA (United Kingdom Armed Forces
Humanist Association), delivered the closing remarks at the
ceremony which is on par with November Remembrance Day, on behalf
of the 14.7 %
of Armed Forces personnel who last year identified themselves as non-religious.
For more information please contact
Humanists UK Director
of Public Affairs and Policy Richy Thompson at
[email protected] or on 0781 5589 636; our Archive lead, Patsy Wallace at
ceremonies[email protected] or on 07788 817619; or our Head
of Ceremonies at
[email protected] or on 0207 324 3060.
Or, if this isn't possible, please email us at
[email protected], along with the name
of the
Humanists UK celebrant who took the funeral, a copy
of the consent form (PDF / Word), the tribute or eulogy (taken from the funeral
ceremony), and any photos you wish to provide.
BHA: Family
of WW2 hero Major Sidney Excell:
Humanist exclusion from Remembrance
Ceremony «blatant discrimination»
org.uk asking them to make representation to the Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP, who has responsibility for
ceremonies, to ask again for equal treatment for those
humanists who are current members
of the Armed Forces and those who served their country in the First and Second World Wars.
But despite the rise in the number
of non-religious personnel, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which coordinates the national service
of remembrance, still refuses to include
Humanist representatives at the
ceremony, and have twice rejected the BHA and UKAFHA's request for representation.
New stats reveal: only legalising
humanist marriages will give same - sex couples a meaningful choice
of type
of marriage
ceremony
In England and Wales
humanist ceremonies have also surged in number in recent years, but they are not legally recognised so lag behind Scotland in terms
of popularity.
Humanist wedding
ceremonies were legally recognised in Scotland in 2005, where they have since surged in popularity since, overtaking Church
of Scotland
ceremonies in 2015 to become the most popular type
of belief - based
ceremony.
Speaking ahead
of the
ceremony, Laura commented, «Eunan and I are both
humanists, so we want to have an intimate marriage
ceremony which is encompassing
of who we are as individuals, the values we hold, how we go about life, and our viewpoint on life.
Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson added, «Religious people currently have the legal right to marry in a ceremony that reflects their most fundamental views of the world, but humanists can not do likewise: they are denied legal recognition for a bespoke personalised ceremony that reflects the values of the couple involved, that they share with the celebrant, and that is built aro
Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson added, «Religious people currently have the legal right to marry in a
ceremony that reflects their most fundamental views
of the world, but
humanists can not do likewise: they are denied legal recognition for a bespoke personalised ceremony that reflects the values of the couple involved, that they share with the celebrant, and that is built aro
humanists can not do likewise: they are denied legal recognition for a bespoke personalised
ceremony that reflects the values
of the couple involved, that they share with the celebrant, and that is built around them.
Humanists UK is being represented today at the
ceremony to unveil the National Memorial to British Victims
of Overseas Terrorism at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Even though some were pegging Logorama as a possible upset over A Matter
of Loaf and Death in this category prior to last year's Oscar
ceremony, I didn't think the former's crude hipster snark would resonate with voters as significantly as the
humanist warmth
of Nick Park's most recent Wallace and Gromit adventure.
Resource includes: - Nature and purpose
of marriage -
Humanist attitudes to marriage - Christian attitudes to marriage - Christian wedding
ceremonies (and features)- Marriage outside
of religious traditions - Problems faced by inter-faith marriage Created with the WJEC / Eduqas RS GCSE in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications.