Humanism on the Web

The BBC religion website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion

The BBC website provides a succinct one page account of humanism with some useful web links for firther information.

British Humanist Association - www.humanism.org.uk

The BHA web site contains educational resources and advice for teachers, pupils and parents. There are resources from primary level upwards. Including advice on inclusive assemblies.

The BHA also has a dedicated Humanism for Schools Website:

www.humanismforschools.org.uk

Material for Key Stage 3 and above includes Humanist perspectives on:

• social and moral issues such as: thinking about ethics, abortion, animal welfare, crime and punishment, discrimination and prejudice, drugs, embryo research.
• philosophical and religious issues such as: creationism,
  celebrations and ceremonies, death and other big questions, evil and suffering, does God exist?
• humanist history: What is humanism? An introduction for students. The humanist tradition.
  

International Humanist and Ethical Union - http://www.iheu.org

The IHEU builds and represents the global humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes humanist values world-wide.

The Rationalist Association - http://newhumanist.org.uk/ra

The Rationalist Association is a charity which promotes reason and evidence in the understanding of life, with an international outlook and membership. Members of the RA receive copies of the New Humanist as part of their membership. You can also subscribe to the New Humanist without becoming a member of the Rationalist Association.

Institute for Humanist Studies - http://humaniststudies.org/index.html

This U.S.-based organisation is a think tank whose mission is to promote greater public awareness, understanding, and support for humanism. IHS provides accessible and authoritative information about humanism and the non-religious to the media, academia, and the general public.

The Institute offers online courses on humanism. While the courses are free they request a voluntary contribution towards their costs.

National Secular Society - http://www.secularism.org.uk

The National Secular Society is a pressure group that campaigns on a wide range of issues, including religious influence in the government, the disestablishment of the Church of England, the removal of the Bench of Bishops from the House of Lords and for conversion of religious schools (paid for by the taxpayer) to community schools, open to all.

Writings of Paul Kurtz - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kurtz

Paul Kurtz is an American philosopher who has written widely on Humanism.

An example from his writing is the following piece on: The Joyful Exuberance of Humanism

John Templeton Foundation - http://www.templeton.org/belief/

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discovery in areas engaging life’s biggest questions. These questions range from explorations into the laws of nature and the universe to questions on the nature of love, gratitude, forgiveness, and creativity.

Our vision is derived from Sir John Templeton’s commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship. The Foundation’s motto “How little we know, how eager to learn” exemplifies our support for open-minded inquiry and our hope for advancing human progress through breakthrough discoveries.

In the web link above scientists debate the question: "Does science make belief in God obsolete?"