We advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.https://bsky.app/profile/humanists.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwq3elwvc2w🖖 60 years on, Star Trek's vision of humanity's future still resonates - arguably the most influential humanist artwork ever made. Join philosopher James Croft to explore its achievements, ideals, and enduring appeal. £4.50, online. https://humanists.uk/events/interstellar-humanism/ #humanism07 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwq3elwvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muyuyck6tc2b'Give terminally ill people the choice to exercise some control over the manner of their deaths. We owe it to them, and to the vast majority of voters who support them, not to sit back and allow a minority of unelected peers to stand in their way.' - @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/08/assisted-dying-bill-house-of-lords-mps-lauren-edwards08 Sep 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyuyck6tc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muys4pogzt2lThe sight of masked men blocking roads while their organiser talks of building a Christian army should concern everyone who values a free and open society. These events show how religious identity is being used to divide people and give nationalist intimidation a claim to moral authority.08 Sep 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muys4pogzt2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muycqizb2v2kHappy #StarTrekDay, everyone! Here's one of Picard's finest moments. #StarTrek60 #StarTrekDiamondJubilee #Picard08 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muycqizb2v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muyldjds722g'MPs examined the bill for more than 100 hours, heard extensive evidence and strengthened its safeguards along the way. At Third Reading, the elected House backed it decisively. What followed was, in my view, an affront to our democracy.' - Baroness Mattinson https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fresh-vote-assisted-dying-life-death-democracy08 Sep 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyldjds722ghttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muykgnujl22i [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykgnujl22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muykdmesjc2i'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Captain Jean-Luc Picard. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykdmesjc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muycqizb2v2kHappy #StarTrekDay, everyone! Here's one of Picard's finest moments. #StarTrek60 #StarTrekDiamondJubilee #Picard08 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muycqizb2v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muybw5tabs2wStar Trek first aired #OnThisDay 1966! 🖖 To celebrate, we’ve launched a brand new humanist science fiction tour that charts the relationship between humanist thinking and science. Take the tour now. https://heritage.humanists.uk/exhibition/science-fiction-and-humanism/08 Sep 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muybw5tabs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwsbqsavc2w [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwsbqsavc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwqekjfis2qBeneath Norwich's many spires lies a different story: shoemaker astronomers, freethinkers, and the UK's first atheist MP. Join us for a free walk through the city's radical humanist history with Heritage Manager Madeleine Goodall. 19 Sept 2026. https://humanists.uk/unbelievers-in-a-city-of-churches-a-humanist-heritage-walk-2026/07 Sep 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqekjfis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwq3elwvc2w🖖 60 years on, Star Trek's vision of humanity's future still resonates - arguably the most influential humanist artwork ever made. Join philosopher James Croft to explore its achievements, ideals, and enduring appeal. £4.50, online. https://humanists.uk/events/interstellar-humanism/ #humanism07 Sep 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwq3elwvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwgcxpdkk2l [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwgcxpdkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muwaogcw6c22Star Trek’s 60th anniversary is tomorrow! To celebrate, we’ve launched a brand new virutal tour that charts the relationship between humanist thinking and science fiction. Nowhere is this arguably more prominent than in #StarkTrek.07 Sep 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwaogcw6c22https://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muw44x6vys22'I would simply like the chance to put a human dying face to what this debate really means for terminally ill people like me. This is not about politics or ideology, it’s about dignity, compassion and the possibility of having some choice at the end of life.' https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/as-assisted-dying-bill-returns-to-commons-families-recall-loved-ones-battle-to-go-out-on-own-terms07 Sep 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw44x6vys22https://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3mupf7lz2p226 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupf7lz2p226https://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3mupacr75xc2bGloria was a formidable force for human dignity and reason, breaking open decades of prejudice and social conformity. She understood that humanism and equality are inextricably linked – a world built on reason and kindness must let everyone shape their own life. https://humanists.uk/2026/09/04/humanists-uk-mourns-gloria-steinem-1934-2026-iconic-feminist-and-international-humanist-award-winner/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupacr75xc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muozuainhc24Schools should be places of learning, not religious recruitment. Yet some churches & religious organisations are using publicly funded schools to evangelise to children — often without parents even knowing. Add your name if you agree evangelism has no place in schools. https://humanists.uk/action/end-evangelism-in-education?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organicpost04 Sep 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muozuainhc24https://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muoxflsbts2t'I refuse to make a religion out of that which I do not know.' American novelist and humanist Richard Wright, author of Uncle Tom's Children (1938), Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy, was born #OnThisDay 1908 A truly fascinating and towering figure in American literature. 🧵04 Sep 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoxflsbts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muotbu6tmk2i [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muotbu6tmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/humanists.uk/post/3muosewehoc2pThis is Christian Nationalism in practice: politics reframed as divine mission, with earthly outcomes subordinated to apocalyptic prophecy. It is not a private faith, but a governing worldview – from the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4kwzr8gd9o04 Sep 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:nesbohibqamc3bdlowcrpdsl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muosewehoc2p