I was delighted when Cameron Buchanan MSP invited me to deliver one of the weekly TIme For Reflection talks at the Scottish Parliament earlier this year. In the sixteen years that the Parliament has existed, I am only the fifth humanist to have been asked to do this, so it was an honour. The guidelines … Continue Reading
The Ideal Death Show
It sounds like a lot of fun! Read the full piece here: it’s very well written, by Hayley Campbell of Buzzfeed
What really matters at the end of life?
Great talk from American Physician BJ Miller who’s a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. You’ll need a spare twenty minutes, but it’s lovely.
Sarah and Kyle’s Humanist Wedding at The Signet Library
Everybody loved it and has said it was the best ceremony they have ever been to.
Secular Funerals: A Lie About Humanity?
I’ve got a lot of time for the Reverend Giles Fraser, or ‘The Loose Canon’ as he calls himself, but I was surprised to read his most recent article in The Guardian, in which he used Cilla Black’s funeral to say that in secular funerals, “the so-called lie about God is commonly replaced by another sort … Continue Reading
Sarah and Russell’s Humanist Wedding at The Royal Scots Club
You made everyone laugh, you pulled at everyone’s heartstrings and you made our day so special.
Sarah and Russell’s Humanist Wedding at The Royal Scots Club
Serendipity That was the word that came to mind when this card hit my mat this morning, because I’d literally just sent a copy of Russell and Sarah’s ceremony to another couple, as inspiration to create their own. I thought their wedding ceremony was great, but I didn’t realise how great until … Continue Reading
Alison and Michael’s Humanist Wedding at Balbirnie House
You don’t need to write a three volume novel to tell your story, as Alison and Michael’s tale shows. They first met when Alison took a notion to play badminton at a club where Michael was already a member. After a few dates in the bars and restaurants of Edinburgh, they were soon seeing each … Continue Reading
Louise and Neil’s Humanist Wedding at The Caves
Neil and Louise’s relationship kicked off at a Potterrow School Disco when they were freshers at Edinburgh University, and survived not only Neil’s choice of Texas Chainsaw Massacre as a first date movie, but a year’s separation as they set out on their separate careers. 11 and a half years later, they and their … Continue Reading
Eli and Kate’s Humanist Wedding in their garden
Kate and Eli came up with so many great ideas for their ceremony! First of all, it was at home, in their garden, which is a cook’s paradise. All their raised beds were brimming with prime produce just waiting for the wedding to be over so they could be picked. They decorated the entire garden with … Continue Reading