Back in the summer, I posted part one of "An Introduction to Humanism" presented by the British Humanist Association. Here is the second part which focuses on the important role a humanist association can and should play in a civilized, free society.
"It's important to have an organization and a voice for humanism in the public sphere, because it gives expression to a large number of people that haven't really thought'what they are' but know they're not religious."
Watch the brief video to hear several British humanists' answers to these questions:
Why should humanists involve themselves in public debates and discourse?
What is secularism and why does the BHA support it?
Why should we oppose the influence of religion in education?
What is the importance of humanist funerals?
Why should someone become a member of a humanist association?
There is an American Humanist Association, too. Here is their website, which I encourage my readers to visit. The AHA answer to the question, What is Humanism?:
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
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