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Council of Australian Humanist Societies

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The Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is an umbrella organisation for Australian humanist societies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.humanist.org.au/what-is-cahs/|title=THE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN HUMANIST SOCIETIES|last=Humanist.org|date=2018|website=Humanism Australia|access-date=4 September 2018}} It was founded in 1965.{{Cite web |title=Australia's Humanist Societies |url=https://www.humanist.org.au/humanism-in-australia |access-date=2021-01-29 |website=Council of Australian Humanist Societies |language=en-US}} It is affiliated with Humanists International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.humanist.org.au/free-thought-activity-in-australia/|title=Free thought activity in Australia: From margins to mainstream|last=Ives|first=Rosslyn|date=2018|website=Humanism Australia|access-date=4 September 2018}} The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is the Happy Human.

Activities

CAHS holds conventions and publishes on humanism.

CAHS accepts Humanist International's Minimum statement on Humanism

Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.

See also

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References

External links

  • [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/AD25AA55EB7FDC75CA25697E0018FD84?opendocument Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary – Religion category]
  • [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/B783FA5B03524218CA256B3B00149F9B?opendocument Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary – religion category]
  • [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/BFDDA1CA506D6CFACA2570DE0014496E?opendocument Year Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation section] from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text of Religion in Australia is taken from here (or previous versions).
  • [http://www.humanist.org.au CAHS website]
  • [http://www.canberrahumanists.org.au ACT Humanist Society website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051216050311/http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/briefs/brief_3.html Human Rights Brief No. 3] Assessment of international law pertaining to freedom of religion and belief from Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

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