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Landmark High Court win for UK humanism

A recent High Court judgment recently found in favor of a humanist, and Kent County Council will not appeal the decision. This has been seen as a landmark ruling. The event might ignite discussions of whether or not humanism should be designated a religion. When looking at the definition for

Climate change solutions: It's a voting thing, and that's a worry

In a summer of broken records, it is hard not to sound like a broken record, but... Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on this planet. That really is worth emphasizing, since we have had a number of record-breaking years and months over the last 20 years. To

Was it right for the US to give Ukraine cluster bombs?

Munitions of every kind have horrific outcomes. The hope in Ukraine is bringing this war to the best conclusion in the quickest timeframe.

Will bishops lose the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords?

There are only two nations on Earth where members of a religion are automatically given a seat in the state legislature: Iran, and the United Kingdom. All of the UK's 'Lords Spiritual' are Anglican bishops, despite 53% of Britons identifying as nonreligious and only 12% as Anglican. Now a cross-part

UK's state-run CofE schools plan to 'double number of children who are Christian disciples'

The UK education system is not secular, and the Church of England is looking to schools as a recruitment pool for new believers.

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