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The Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is the national umbrella organisation for all Australian Humanist organisations. It is affiliated with the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is the Happy Human. This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ...
Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is the sole world umbrella organisation [1] embracing Humanist, atheist, rationalist, secular, skeptic, Ethical Culture, freethought and similar organisations world-wide. ...
The Happy Human For the non-theistic humanistic life stance in a broader sense, please see Humanism (life stance). ...
Activities
CAHS publishes a quarterly journal, the Australian Humanist and awards the Australian Humanist of the Year (AHOY) annually and the Outstanding Humanist Achiever when warranted. The Australian Humanist is a quarterly magazine published by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies, on Humanist topics. ...
Recent winners of the Australian Humanist of the Year include Gareth Evans (1990), Robyn Williams (1993), William Hayden (1996), Philip Nitschke (1998), Peter Singer (2004), Tim Flannery (2005) and Peter Cundall (2006). Hon Gareth Evans Gareth John Evans (born 5 September 1944), Australian politician, served as Attorney-General and Foreign Minister of Australia during the Hawke-Keating Labor governments. ...
Robyn Williams is an Australian science journalist and radio broadcaster who has been interviewer and host of the Science Show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 1975, Ockhams Razor (created 1984) and In Conversation (created 1997). ...
// Early life William George Hayden AC (born 23 January 1933), Australian politician and 21st Governor-General of Australia, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of an American-born sailor of Irish descent. ...
Philip Nitschke (born 1947) is an Australian medical doctor, Humanist and founder of the pro-euthanasia group Exit. ...
Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian philosopher. ...
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is a well-known Australian mammalogist, biologist, writer, Humanist and paleontologist. ...
Peter Cundall (born in 1927 in Manchester, England) is a horticulturalist and television personality in Australia. ...
CAHS holds an annual CAHS convention, usually hosted by one of the member organisations.
CAHS hosts the Humanist Internet Discussion Group where Humanists can share their thoughts on issues of interest.
IHEU's Minimum statement on Humanism All member organisations of the IHEU are required by IHEU bylaw 5.1 to accept [1] the IHEU Minimum statement on Humanism: - Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.
A life stance or lifestance is a persons relation with what he or she accepts as of ultimate importance, the commitments and presuppositions of this, and the theory and practice of working it out in living. ...
Legal status The Australian national census categorises Humanism as "No Religion". The 16% of Australians that fall within this category include other non-theistic life stances such as atheism, agnosticism and rationalism. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
A life stance or lifestance is a persons relation with what he or she accepts as of ultimate importance, the commitments and presuppositions of this, and the theory and practice of working it out in living. ...
The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists; he did not believe in the existence of any deities. ...
Agnosticism (from the Greek a, meaning without and gnosis, knowledge, translating to unknowable) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claims — particularly theological claims regarding metaphysics, afterlife or the existence of God, god(s), or deities — is unknown or (possibly) inherently unknowable. ...
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...
In 1983, the High Court defined religion as a complex of beliefs and practices which point to a set of values and an understanding of the meaning of existence. Hence, legally speaking, the "No Religion" of Humanism is a religion. High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...
Statistics around the world In the UK [2] and Australia [3], around 15% of the population has "No Religion". The figure in the USA is roughly 13% [4]. This is generally in line with non-theistic and secular life stances worldwide - see world religion article. A life stance or lifestance is a persons relation with what he or she accepts as of ultimate importance, the commitments and presuppositions of this, and the theory and practice of working it out in living. ...
Major world religions have been distinguished from minor religions using a variety of methods, though any such division naturally reflects a particular bias, since many adherents of a religion are likely to consider their own faith major. Two methods are mentioned in this article, number of adherents and the definitions...
Member Societies - Humanist Society of New South Wales
- [Humanist Society of Queensland
- Humanist Society of South Australia
- Humanist Society of Victoria - recognised by the Australian Taxation Office as an income-tax-exempt charitable entity.
- Humanist Society of Western Australia
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is the Australian government agency that collects taxes and enforces taxation legislation (except customs and external revenues, which are handled by the Australian Customs Service). ...
Related topics The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc. ...
Australia generally has a good human rights record. ...
The Rationalist Society of Australia (RSA) promotes the interests of rationalists nationally in Australia. ...
Religion in Australia is predominantly Christian, although it is a highly secularised society. ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ...
The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
The Secular Party of Australia (the Secular Party) is a minor Australian political party founded in late 2005. ...
See also Major religious groups as a percentage of the world population in 2005. ...
This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ...
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...
For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...
Agnosticism is the philosophical and theological view that the existence of God, gods or deities is either unknown or inherently unknowable. ...
The Amsterdam Declaration 2002 is a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism passed unanimously by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) at the 50th anniversary World Humanist Congress in 2002. ...
Humanism and Its Aspirations subtitled Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 is the most recent of the Humanist Manifestos published by the American Humanist Association (AHA). ...
References - Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary - Religion category
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary - religion category
- Year Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation section from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text of Religion in Australia is taken from here (or previous versions).
Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ...
Religion in Australia is predominantly Christian, although it is a highly secularised society. ...
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