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Title: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: SydneyRover on November 11, 2018, 12:39:12 am

''The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president of Humanists UK, championing campaigns against state funding of faith schools and in favour of removing bishops from the House of Lords and the legalisation of assisted dying''

It's hard to believe it's 2018?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/11/tv-scientist-alice-roberts-to-be-president-of-humanists-uk

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: Herbert Anchovy on November 11, 2018, 07:29:33 am

I’ve come across Humanists before. If you think that telling a Remainer that you have Brexit sympathies opens up a torrent of abuse, just see what happens when you tell a Humanist that you have faith!

Their funerals are much more personable that religious ones though.

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: NickDRFC on November 11, 2018, 08:51:54 am

I got married last year and as it was in a disused church the options were to have a religious or a humanist ceremony (they couldn’t do civil). I was very sceptical as I’d thought humanist ceremonies would be preachy, but I’m really glad that’s what we went for - the official was a great bloke and basically let us write it ourselves. Don’t think you can tar everyone with the same brush!

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: SydneyRover on November 11, 2018, 10:40:21 am

Quote from: NickDRFC on November 11, 2018, 08:51:54 am

I got married last year and as it was in a disused church the options were to have a religious or a humanist ceremony (they couldn’t do civil). I was very sceptical as I’d thought humanist ceremonies would be preachy, but I’m really glad that’s what we went for - the official was a great bloke and basically let us write it ourselves. Don’t think you can tar everyone with the same brush!

I would have thought that a non-religious ceremony was a civil ceremony Nick?

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: tommy toes on November 11, 2018, 11:19:19 am

Good on her.

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: idler on November 11, 2018, 12:19:32 pm

I've been to a few humanist funerals and found them ok

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: Bentley Bullet on November 11, 2018, 03:38:33 pm

Humanist funerals are just the same as humanist weddings, except there's one less drunk.

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: idler on November 11, 2018, 03:40:58 pm

Does that include sinking a stiff one BB?

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: RedRover45 on November 11, 2018, 04:04:40 pm

Hmm Alice Roberts. I definitely would.

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: Bentley Bullet on November 11, 2018, 05:15:57 pm

I'd consider it if she bought me a drink first.

Title: Re: The scientist and television presenter Alice Roberts is to be the next president
Post by: i_ateallthepies on November 12, 2018, 05:12:04 pm

We had a Humanist funeral for my dad who, whilst he was the most caring and tolerant of men was a staunch non-believer.  Far and away more thoughtful and moving than any church led funeral I have experienced.