Diary
If you havent already done so, make a will
Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011Have you made a will? It’s amazing how few people do, yet not having a will can cause your family all sorts of problems. If you haven’t, make a will in November through Will Aid and you’ll be helping other people at the same time. A local solicitor writes your will, then instead of paying their fee you are invited to make a donation to Will Aid. The suggested minimum donation is 85 for a basic single will or 125 for a pair of basic mirror wills.Monthly meeting The Age of Stupid
Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011The Age of Stupid is an independently made film starring the late Pete Postlethwaite as a man who’s left alone to ruminate on how humanity has destroyed itself. Please note that we will be in our new venue, the Inter-Faith Centre at University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich (see map).Not really the beginning and not quite the end
Sunday, Oct 23, 2011According to James Ussher, the 17th century Anglican Bishop of Armagh, the first day of creation began at nightfall preceding Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC, so it’s 6015 years old today. And according to Harold Camping, the American Pastor who’s revised his predictions several times (because none of them were right), the world should have ended on Friday. Both of them got their sums wrong, the sillies.What has religion done for women BBC Radio 2
Sunday, Oct 23, 2011Should be worth listening to, to try to understand why some women value their religion, while others suffer because of it. ‘What has religion done for woman?‘ is on Radio 2 next Tuesday, 25th October, at 10pm.Circumcision child abuse in the name of religion
Friday, Oct 21, 2011Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource forums are usually very polite affairs, without any confrontation, but there was one occasion a couple of years ago when a couple of people, including me, got rather angry. A Muslim man raised the subject of male circumcision. The question was out of order, since we were there to discuss Hazel Blears’ document Face to Face and Side by Side with representatives of local government. The man wanted to know why Muslims can’t have circumcisions on the NHS.GALHAs annual fund-raising lunch, London
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011GALHA’s annual lunch. This years guest speaker is award-winning journalist Patrick Strudwick. Patrick writes for newspapers and magazines that include The Observer, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent and Gay Times. See the link for ticket details.Chez Gerard, Southbank, London
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011The pale blue dot the only home weve ever known Carl Sagan
Thursday, Oct 13, 2011The Brewery Tap, Ipswich
Sunday, Oct 9, 2011Gastro pub on the waterfront.IHEU News
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2011This is an update of news from International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). You can find the full versions of these news stories on their web site. They’re also on twitter, Facebook and YouTube.Visit www.iheu.org/newsletter to subscribe. IHEU condemns Holy See for undermining democracy and human rights Speaking at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 23 September, IHEU representative Cathy Buchs condemned the Vatican for attempting to undermine democracy and human rights by insisting that child abuse cases be judged under the churches’ own rules of canon law rather than the laws of the state….