The Scottish Government are consulting on proposals to remove the gender qualification for civil partnerships, i.e. that they would be available to couples not of the same sex. The consultation can be found here and anyone is welcome to respond, although the deadline is this...
Dram! 7pm, 13th June 2019 The summer is back and it is time for our AGM, the main event of the year where the whole of the Scottish Secular Society can look to the year ahead, make alterations to the constitition and shape the voice of Scottish secularism. All members are...
We are happy to announce that Ross Greer has confirmed to be our guest and speaker for our August 2nd meeting. Sworn in as an MSP for the West of Scotland in 2016, Ross has been a tenacious activist since joining the Green Party at 15 years old. He has continuing deep...
Secularism, like any other social concept, carries different connotations to different people in different parts of the world. To consolidate a purely definitional view of secularism as proposed by French academic Jean Bauberot: secularism is the formal separation of the state...
On June 2nd Nicola Sturgeon revealed plans to multiply by a factor of almost 5 the amount of public money being spent on preparing trainee teachers for the Catholic Teaching Certificate (CTC), a requirement for teaching in Catholic schools but for no other purpose. Although the...
"Freedom of religion, Freedom from religion, Equality for all."
Founded in 2013, the Scottish Secular Society is Scotland’s largest independent secular organisation. We advocate freedom of, as well as freedom from religion.
Campaigns
We are an active society, here to support the needs of our shared communities. We work to promote and uphold equality and human rights across Scotland.
IAFT International Council
We are affiliated with organisations throughout Europe, fighting together for secularism, humanism, and freedom of conscience.
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Monthly meetings, guest speakers, Secular brunches, campaigns, discussions at Parliament, and parental support. If you’d like to know more, why not join the team?