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Belfast Humanist Group
contact: les.reid@btinternet.com or kopriva@btinternet.com
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N. Ireland is a land of religious division and sectarian violence. Ancient beliefs divide people. Humanism, which omits belief in the supernatural, including all gods and goddesses, devils and angels, hells and heavens, offers an escape from the mistakes of the past. |
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Meetings are on the First and Third Mondays of each month at 8.00 pm Venue : Community Arts Forum, 15 Church Street, Belfast BT1 1PG (opposite St Anne's Cathedral) click Meetings for details If you believe that N. Ireland is suffering from an overdose of religion, then join us and help to create a more open, sceptical and pluralist society. Coming Soon: Does Spiritualism make Sense? Humanism Rocks - geology and the past |
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BHG Office-bearers 2006 Chair : Les Reid Vice-Chair : Ruth Yeo Treasurer : Catherine Burnett Click here for more details : meetings |
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The BHG engages in a range of activities, some serious, some purely social. Among its serious activities, for example, it has raised the issue of the rights of non-religious people with the Department of Education, the BBC, the Fair Employment Commission and other official bodies. It campaigns through the media against all forms of religious privilege. Ceremonies: the BHG can help with non-religious weddings, namings and funerals. It provides this service on a limited basis to non-members. On the social side, the BHG organises barbecues, musical evenings, outings, etc., as well as contact with people of like minds through the regular monthly meetings. Click here for more information: a sample of correspondence The BHG has links with both the British Humanist Association and the Association of Irish Humanists. It also works alongside its colleagues in N. Ireland, the Ulster Humanist Association (Lisburn) and the North-West Humanists (Coleraine). It will gladly help other new groups to form elsewhere in the province. Please ask for assistance. LINKS to Humanist Organisations: click here. N. Ireland is regularly described in the media as if the entire population are either Protestant or Catholic. But in fact there are thousands of people here who profess no religion. In the 2002 census, 233,000 people (14% of the population) either refused to declare or described their religion as 'None'. There lies the potential for the future growth of Humanism in N. Ireland. It is a point of view which will be encountered more often as the province becomes less sectarian and backward-looking, and more modern and pluralistic. |
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SATIRE For a brief satirical summary of the varieties of religion, click here For yet more satire, see the Deity Satisfaction Survey Following the faith-based schools initative and the return of the religious right, here are some faith-based policies which future administrations should consider: click here |
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Click below for more information DD Bandiste : Humanist Philosopher |
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Welcome to the Belfast Humanist Group. Contact 028 90867239
