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Humanists blast BC Builds housing partnership with homophobic church

Secularists are calling on the Government of BC to reverse a recently announced partnership between BC Builds and a Burnaby church that opposes same-sex marriage.

Majority would ditch legislative prayers: Poll

The BC Humanist Association is renewing its call for legislatures to end the practice of opening each day's sitting with prayers following a new poll that found a majority of Canadians would prefer a moment of silent reflection or nothing.

Advance human rights and uphold the duty of religious neutrality: Pre-Budget 2025 response

In its brief to the House of Commons Finance Committee's Pre-Budget 2025 consultation, the BC Humanist Association (BCHA) today called on the government to end charitable status for anti-abortion organizations, remove the privileged status of religion in charity law and repeal the clergy residence deduction.

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Rossland rejects Catholic Church tax exemption

The small city of Rossland in the West Kootenays voted last month to tax some vacant land around the local Catholic Church.

Church partisanship warrants CRA scrutiny

On June 30, 2024, as rainbows and drag queens marched down Yonge Street with the Toronto Pride Parade, a trio of evangelical churches in Greater Toronto hosted the leader of the opposition and local Conservative Party candidates for campaign-style rallies at their church services. Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation between Church...

Members share their priorities for the upcoming election

British Columbians go to the polls on October 19, 2024, to elect our next provincial government. As an organization that seeks to promote secular and progressive values, we're gearing up to ensure the candidates vying for your votes hear the voices and concerns of Humanists. While we have several core...

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