British Humanist Association

The British Humanist Association ( BHA) is a British Association for the Advancement of humanism. She is committed to secularism, human rights, democracy, equality and mutual respect. She is a member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union and the European Humanist Federation. Official Symbol is the Happy Human.

The BHA was founded in 1896 by Stanton Coit as Union of Ethical Societies. It supports the Darwin Day and advocates humanistic names for children. Since December 2012, Jim Al -Khalili, President of the BHA, until then the 2007 Selected Polly Toynbee had held this position.

2008/2009 the BHA supported together with the Richard Dawkins Foundation Atheist Bus Campaign, the British. The latter was based on an idea of the writer Ariane Sherine, who turned against the variety of religious campaigns. For several weeks, billboards were posted to London buses to it, the lines " There's probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life. " ( " There 's probably no God. So you do not worry and enjoy your life. " ) Clearly visible to wear in public.

2010/2011, a new "public awareness" campaign on the agenda of BHA: the Census Campaign. She is trying to spread awareness about the fact that many non-practicing Christians and non-religious people in the census question on religion habitually "Christian" state, even though it is actually incorrect. With the forming of British humor slogan "If your are not religious for god 's sake say so! " ( "If you 're not religious, tell for God's sake !") Are citizens be made aware that an ill, wrong answer does have political consequences, such as the distribution of tax money. Referring to the British Social Attitudes Survey, it is estimated that the real number of existing non-believers will be reflected correctly only half of the census.

President

• Jim Al -Khalili (since 2013)
• Polly Toynbee (2007-2013)
• Linda Smith (2004-2006)
• Claire Rayner (1999-2004)
• Hermann Bondi (1981-1999)
• James Hemming (1977-1980)
• HJ Blackham (1974-1977)
• George Melly (1972-1974)
• Edmund Leach (1970-1972)
• A. J. Ayer (1965-1970)
• Julian Huxley (1963-1965)