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				<title><![CDATA[Parliament set to outlaw extreme religious hate speech against gay people]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today written to Peers in the House of Lords, urging them to support legislation that will close a loophole which currently exempts a minority of people with extreme religious views on homosexuality from laws banning incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sir Terry Pratchett speaks to British Humanist Association about assisted dying, ahead of potential reforms to the law ]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Speaking exclusively to the British Humanist Association (BHA), award-winning author and BHA Distinguished Supporter Terry Pratchett OBE discusses his views on why it is ethical to allow people to be able to choose to have assisted death, "when medicine cannot do any more".]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association is now on Twitter!]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The BHA is pleased to announce that we now have a Twitter page.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA responds to reports of 'gay exorcisms']]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) today reacted with outrage to reports that a number of ‘gay exorcisms’ are taking place in the UK every year by Church leaders.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MPs question National Statistician on census question on religion]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) yesterday held an evidence session on the 2011 Census, where Karen Dunnell, National Statistician, was asked a number of questions about the proposed question on religion.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA urges Lithuanian President to veto anti-gay law ]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today written to the President of Lithuania, urging him to veto new legislation that infringes on freedom of speech, expression and information and enshrines in law hatred and discrimination against gay, lesbian and bisexual people in Lithuania]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Racial and religious discrimination in ‘faith schools’ admissions is damaging to our society]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today commented on a Court of Appeal judgment that has found the admissions criteria of the Jewish Free School (JFS) in breach of the Race Relations Act 1976.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA congratulates GALHA on 30 years of achievement]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) is proud to congratulate the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) on 30th years of work. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA welcomes news that Bideford Council has scrapped prayers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today welcomed the news that Bideford Council has ceased the practice of holding Christian prayers at the beginning of council meetings. The local Humanist group in Devon has been actively campaigning for all local councils to end this practice, with the backing of the BHA.  ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It's time education caught up with the views of young people]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association has welcomed a survey commissioned by Penguin books asking children and young people their views on a variety of subjects.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA responds on “faith”, family planning and condom advertising]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today responded to a review of the broadcast advertising code, which contains the rules governing advertisements on television (TV) and radio.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA calls for inquiry into discriminatory marriage law in England and Wales]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today made a submission to the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), requesting an inquiry in to marriage law in England and Wales and, specifically, the continuing discrimination against humanists.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA gears up for Humanist Week 2009 ]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The BHA is organising a week of activity to celebrate Humanist Week, 20th - 28th June.]]></description>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.humanism.org.uk/news/view/299]]></link>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA welcomes launch of ‘Black Cat’ campaign]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[BHA representatives attended the launch event of a new campaign to tackle prejudice and hate crime suffered by people of ‘alternative sub-cultures.’ ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Call to action! Support proposals to relax advertising rules on family planning centres and condoms]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[We are calling on members and supporters to respond as soon as possible to a consultation that makes important and ethical proposals to relax advertising rules on family planning centres and condoms.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BHA gives evidence to Equality Bill Committee]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today given evidence to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee, which is scrutinising the Equality Bill.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Humanists disappointed with Faith Foundation’s new education programme]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today commented on the launch of a new global education programme from the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, ‘Face to Faith’. ]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Parliamentary Questions Precede First “World Conference on Untouchability”, in London, June 9 & 10]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[The first “World Conference on Untouchability” has prompted questions in the House of Commons and the House of Lords about government policy towards the global human rights problem of caste discrimination, which afflicts almost 250 million people in countries from Japan to Nigeria.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Humanists award Richard Dawkins for promoting reason and science across the world]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and internationally renowned atheist, sceptic and humanist last night received an award for his ‘work in promoting reason and science worldwide’ during an international gathering of humanist organisations from all over the world.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[London to host meeting of European humanists]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Humanists from all over Europe are convening in London on 5th June for the annual general assembly of the European Humanist Federation (EHF), this year hosted by the British Humanist Association (BHA).]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate>
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