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The case for secularism

Watch Andrew Copson describe the arguments for secularism and explain that you don’t have to be a humanist to be a secularist.

Andrew Copson describes the arguments for secularism and explains that you don’t have to be a humanist to be a secularist.

Question: Given none of us can choose the religion or beliefs of the families into which we are born, what laws on religion and belief should the state impose and what freedoms should it guarantee?

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Introducing Humanism: Non-religious Approaches to Life, with Sandi Toksvig

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