Humanist principles are summed up in the internationally agreed Amsterdam Declaration 2002 of the IHEU. This states that humanism is:

1. ethical
2. rational
3. supportive of democracy and human rights
4. insists that personal liberty should be combined with social responsibility
5. is a response to the demand for an alternative to dogmatic religion
6. values artistic creativity and imagination
7. is a life stance that seeks maximum possible fulfilment through the cultivation of ethical and creative living

You might like to try the following Humanists UK links :

• • For general information about humanism
    http://www.humanism.org.uk/humanism
    http://iheu.org/humanism/what-is-humanism/

• • And if you haven’t already tried them already….
    That’s Humanism:
    Four animated videos about Humanism narrated by Stephen Fry
    

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