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Cracking open Easter
Is this CD-ROM being distributed in your child’s school?
Can you be good without God - is there a scientific basis for morality?
Once again, the HSS will present an event as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, sometime between 30 March and 15 April 2012. Exact date and venue will be on our website nearer the time.
When his child came home with a CD- ROM, which tried to make the case for creationism, a parent who is a member of HSS wrote to the head teacher to complain. He also contacted us and we wrote to the Director of Education expressing our concern and requesting that our leaflet be distributed also to redress the balance. This was refused on the grounds that "it was unsuitable for primary children". It had been produced for an adult audience, but we are now having it re-written for young children. The parent himself received no satisfaction from the head teacher so he wrote to the Director of Education himself. He received a reply to say that she had instructed the Parental Complaints Officer to investigate and it had been concluded that: "the Service’s criteria had been breached in that the content of the CD ROM was overtly evangelical and was therefore inappropriate for dissemination to individual children in the manner that took place". It’s not much, but it is a start. Members of the education committee will be meeting representatives of local education authorities and it would be very helpful to us if more parents would write to their Directors of Education to complain.
Read more about our Education and other campaigns and policies from page 6
Winter Solstice cards for sale
We hope you like this year’s Winter Solstice card. A corporate version with a message from the Board of Trustees will be sent to around 250 significant figures in Scotland. You can buy your own version, blank inside and ready for your message. Cards cost £0.50 each (with envelope), and together with postage the inclusive prices will be: 5 cards = £4.75 10 cards = £7.75 15 cards = £10.50 20 cards = £13.25
Payment can be made via the website, or by sending a cheque to our Administrator: Maureen Kettle, 16 Park Way, Kildrum, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 2BU
Orders will be despatched once your cheque is received.
Listen to Humanist songs online
To listen to these Humanist songs by Jim Corbett click on this link if you are reading Humanitie online, or go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=echa_Erd9ZA If You Only Use Your Brain
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU2bYGJa9AQ I am a Humanist
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