HSS and an essay on sexual morality
The latest edition — and, coincidentally, the first of the new-look Humanist Society of Scotland magazine, Humanitie — has an excellent essay on sexual morality written by student Eimear O’Casey, who jointly won a student essay competition run by the society with this essay.
Unfortunately I can’t find the essay online, but if you’re already a member you should have, or will soon have, received your magazine in the post. If you’re not, you can subscribe to the magazine (or join up and get it for free) from the HSS web site. It contains other good stuff too, including an exclusive essay by A C Grayling about his new book, The Choice of Hercules.
ION, the HSS also appears to be thinking about doing something more with Think Humanist, the rational alternative to the BBC’s ignorantly exclusive Thought For The Day, which would be excellent.
And, I can’t close without mentioning this wee nugget of an anecdote from the editorial on the recent HSS conference:
Maryam [Namazie — ex-muslim activist and a guest speaker at the conference] encouraged us to strive to remove barriers rather than build more, instancing the fact that when asked recently to support a “Humanist Academy” she had refused but would gladly support an “Academy for all” regardless of colour or creed.
Damned right, Maryam.
