About us
We are a broad mixture of atheists and agnostics - some of us are secularists, some are humanists and most of us are both!
We don't have regular meetings (what would we talk about apart from moaning about what is done in the name of religion?) but we do occasionally get together for specific campaigns etc.
Some of us are individual members of the National Secular Society (NSS), the British Humanist Association (BHA) or both.
Keep up to date by reading Newsline - the free NSS weekly newsletter.
Our "group"
We have "supporters" rather than "members" and we keep things very informal because:
- We don't need membership fees - what would we do with them?
- We are not trying to provide a social life for members.
- We don't want to spend our time organising constitutions, appointing a committee, worrying about funding etc.
- We don't want any of the silliness that can often occur when organisations become formally structured.
- We work better with a loose affiliation of like-minded people.
- We try to represent the god-free in Derbyshire - but we don't expect several hundred thousand people to join us!
- We are not a religion or a faith - we have no need of buildings, formal structures or leaders.
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Reasons to become a supporter
You only have to read a newspaper, listen to the radio or watch the TV to see how religions continue to tear the world apart.
Why is it that it is only religious people who blow up themselves, and others, in the name of their gods? Rather than benefit all of mankind in the one world and one life we share together, they prefer to commit unspeakable violence in the hope of pleasures in an imaginary afterlife.
Why is it that organised religions continue to support the strong against the weak?
Why is it that inter-religious conflict is still the major cause of violence in the world today?
We cannot sit back and allow this to continue - we are morally obliged to do our best, individually and collectively, to make sure that the world is a better place for all of us - no matter what our beliefs.
We welcome new supporters
By becoming a supporter of Derbyshire Secularists and Humanists you are making a statement - just drop us an email to get on our mailing list.
We don't ask you to do any more than that - after all, like most people, you probably have a busy and active life and the last thing you want to become involved in is religious squabbling!
However, if you wish to do more than just show you support, please contact us to find out how you can help.
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