David Hibberd of Chichester Quakers gave an informative talk on what conscientious objection means for Quakers. The meeting was well attended and included other Quakers.

David also outlined what it means to be a Quaker. You can read a David's notes here.

After discussing local and national news, members turned their attention to the topic of the evening: The Meaning of Life.

This was the shortest discussion so far, perhaps an indication that this is a question of more importance to those of a religious persuasion. The following points were made about the meaning of life for Humanists.

West Sussex Humanists attended this important rally in support of free speech.

On a beautiful, freezing day outside the houses of parliament, we listened to moving speeches from speakers representing different organisations.

For more details and podcasts of speeches, visit the Pod Delusion website.

Word version here

This evening, a group of Horsham Humanists attended the public consultation for the proposed new free school Southwater Oasis Secondary.

The room was packed. After a presentation from HCT and Oasis, questions and comments were invited. Every one of them was critical. What a grubbing the two speakers got.

I managed to ask the following question. "Why are you proposing a Christian school rather than a fully inclusive community school, especially when less than 5% of people attend church monthly? Only 9% of Head teachers want more faith schools. 64% of the public don’t want any state-funded religious schools because they discriminate against a large proportion of children. For example, 65% of teenagers are non-religious, and others have different religious beliefs. How can they feel included in a school that prioritises Christian beliefs?"