Shropshire Humanists
@salophumanists.bsky.social
Humanist group based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Charles Darwin's birthplace.
TIME FOR ANSWERS ON RELIGION, RIGHTS & REFORM WITH SHREWSBURY MP JULIA BUCKLEY
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕕 6.30pm
📍 Unitarian Church
🔹 CAN YOU JUSTIFY BISHOPS IN THE LORDS?
🔹 HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY RELIGIOUS STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS?
🔹 WHEN WILL HUMANIST MARRIAGES BE LEGALLY?
What would you ask?
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕕 6.30pm
📍 Unitarian Church
🔹 CAN YOU JUSTIFY BISHOPS IN THE LORDS?
🔹 HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY RELIGIOUS STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS?
🔹 WHEN WILL HUMANIST MARRIAGES BE LEGALLY?
What would you ask?
April 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
TIME FOR ANSWERS ON RELIGION, RIGHTS & REFORM WITH SHREWSBURY MP JULIA BUCKLEY
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕕 6.30pm
📍 Unitarian Church
🔹 CAN YOU JUSTIFY BISHOPS IN THE LORDS?
🔹 HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY RELIGIOUS STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS?
🔹 WHEN WILL HUMANIST MARRIAGES BE LEGALLY?
What would you ask?
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕕 6.30pm
📍 Unitarian Church
🔹 CAN YOU JUSTIFY BISHOPS IN THE LORDS?
🔹 HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY RELIGIOUS STATE-FUNDED SCHOOLS?
🔹 WHEN WILL HUMANIST MARRIAGES BE LEGALLY?
What would you ask?
UK Gov dragging its feet on something other have acted upon decades ago.
Humanist marriages are legal in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
In Scotland in 2022 there were 9,140 humanist wedding ceremonies compared with 8,072 based on faiths or other beliefs.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Humanist marriages are legal in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
In Scotland in 2022 there were 9,140 humanist wedding ceremonies compared with 8,072 based on faiths or other beliefs.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
‘Thousands like us’: couples to take UK government to court over humanist marriages
Exclusive: Action comes five years after lack of legal recognition for humanist marriage in England and Wales was ruled discriminatory
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
UK Gov dragging its feet on something other have acted upon decades ago.
Humanist marriages are legal in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
In Scotland in 2022 there were 9,140 humanist wedding ceremonies compared with 8,072 based on faiths or other beliefs.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
Humanist marriages are legal in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
In Scotland in 2022 there were 9,140 humanist wedding ceremonies compared with 8,072 based on faiths or other beliefs.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you don’t see the connection you’re not paying enough attention
How many more needles deaths are we going to see?
February 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
How many more needles deaths are we going to see?
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United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s “life-changing” inhaler, suit alleges.
Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit alleges.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s “life-changing” inhaler, suit alleges.
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Our patron Salman Rushdie was stabbed on 12 August 2022 while speaking at a lecture in Chautauqua, New York. This attack was not just an assault on an individual, but on freedom of thought, speech, and expression, and the right to live in an open, tolerant society.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What to know about the Salman Rushdie stabbing trial
A 27-year-old man faces a jury trial in New York state, where Mr Rushdie is expected to testify.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our patron Salman Rushdie was stabbed on 12 August 2022 while speaking at a lecture in Chautauqua, New York. This attack was not just an assault on an individual, but on freedom of thought, speech, and expression, and the right to live in an open, tolerant society.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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‘This is the one life we have.... We can act to support the wellbeing of people and other animals, not out of duty alone, but because empathy connects us all in a shared experience of life.’ @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
Human nature, human potential | Humanists UK schools animation with Alice Roberts
YouTube video by Humanists UK
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February 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
‘This is the one life we have.... We can act to support the wellbeing of people and other animals, not out of duty alone, but because empathy connects us all in a shared experience of life.’ @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
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It's not just that prayers in parliament are exclusively Anglican, thereby failing to represent the beliefs of the country, or even parliament itself – it's how MPs reserve seats. This awards speaking privileges during debates, which in 2025, is absurd. humanists.uk/2025/02/11/m...
MPs rally to end parliamentary prayers
MPs from across the House of Commons have backed a motion to end prayers as formal business. Humanists UK, which has long called for an end to parliamentary prayers, has welcomed this much-needed call...
humanists.uk
February 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's not just that prayers in parliament are exclusively Anglican, thereby failing to represent the beliefs of the country, or even parliament itself – it's how MPs reserve seats. This awards speaking privileges during debates, which in 2025, is absurd. humanists.uk/2025/02/11/m...
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When democracy is eroded, it is rarely announced with a single, dramatic act. It slips away piece by piece, as institutions weaken, human rights are undermined, and fear is used to justify control. No nation is immune from authoritarianism. theconversation.com/the-far-righ...
The far-right is rising at a crucial time in Germany, boosted by Elon Musk
Elon Musk is by no means the cause of the AfD’s popularity, but his embrace of the extremist party has given it a global profile and new credibility in German politics.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
When democracy is eroded, it is rarely announced with a single, dramatic act. It slips away piece by piece, as institutions weaken, human rights are undermined, and fear is used to justify control. No nation is immune from authoritarianism. theconversation.com/the-far-righ...
February 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Trump says you can’t be happy without religion.
What makes him happy?
Making others miserable.
Denying millions vital aid and support.
Real estate.
Control.
Adoration.
What makes you happy?
What makes him happy?
Making others miserable.
Denying millions vital aid and support.
Real estate.
Control.
Adoration.
What makes you happy?
February 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Trump says you can’t be happy without religion.
What makes him happy?
Making others miserable.
Denying millions vital aid and support.
Real estate.
Control.
Adoration.
What makes you happy?
What makes him happy?
Making others miserable.
Denying millions vital aid and support.
Real estate.
Control.
Adoration.
What makes you happy?
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'As a humanist,' says Jim, 'what makes us human is more than just how our brains are connected. It’s more than our intelligence. What truly defines us is our relationships, the societies we form, our shared memory, and our shared cultures.' @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #DarwinDayLecture
February 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
'As a humanist,' says Jim, 'what makes us human is more than just how our brains are connected. It’s more than our intelligence. What truly defines us is our relationships, the societies we form, our shared memory, and our shared cultures.' @jimalkhalili.bsky.social #DarwinDayLecture
...and UKGOV supports faith-based selective entry schools, right now, today.
February 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
...and UKGOV supports faith-based selective entry schools, right now, today.
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#UPDATE The United Nations said it deeply regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court and urged him to reverse the move.
u.afp.com/S4PV
u.afp.com/S4PV
February 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#UPDATE The United Nations said it deeply regretted US President Donald Trump's decision to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court and urged him to reverse the move.
u.afp.com/S4PV
u.afp.com/S4PV
Agree 100%!
We don’t need MORE faith schools with the power to select 100% of their pupils based on religion. This does not promote diversity – it undermines it. Faith-based selection segregates children by religion, exacerbates racial division, and reinforces economic inequality.
humanists.uk/2025/02/06/g...
humanists.uk/2025/02/06/g...
Government votes to allow 100% faith selection by new state schools
An amendment to keep the 50% cap on faith-based admissions in all new schools was voted down by the Government at Committee Stage for the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill after it wrongly claimed...
humanists.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Agree 100%!
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a crisis after the United States halted dozens of aid grants despite an emergency waiver meant to keep food assistance flowing, threatening food deliveries to millions in crisis zones.
Trump’s aid freeze leaves UN food agency scrambling, with millions at risk
Despite a U.S. waiver, food shipments are stalled, funding is uncertain and Europe may have to fill the gap.
www.politico.eu
February 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a crisis after the United States halted dozens of aid grants despite an emergency waiver meant to keep food assistance flowing, threatening food deliveries to millions in crisis zones.
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It serves as a stark reminder of why safe access zones, which are now nationwide across the UK are so crucial – and that 'religious liberty' must never be a licence to violate the rights of others.
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It serves as a stark reminder of why safe access zones, which are now nationwide across the UK are so crucial – and that 'religious liberty' must never be a licence to violate the rights of others.
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In reality, this includes legal immunity for religious fundamentalists who harass and intimidate women outside clinics, further emboldening evangelical bigotry. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump says he will sign order targeting anti-Christian bias
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will create a commission on religious liberty and a faith office at the White House.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In reality, this includes legal immunity for religious fundamentalists who harass and intimidate women outside clinics, further emboldening evangelical bigotry. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to repatriate the U.S. Agency for International Development’s overseas workforce has thrust the agency’s global staff into chaos and despair.
Recall of USAID’s global workforce causes havoc and distress
USAID employees stationed overseas are struggling to navigate the sudden upheaval, having received little clear information from the Trump administration.
wapo.st
February 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to repatriate the U.S. Agency for International Development’s overseas workforce has thrust the agency’s global staff into chaos and despair.
First post, only way to start really!
February 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
First post, only way to start really!