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The Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is an umbrella organisation for Australian
humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...
societies. It was founded in 1965. It is affiliated with Humanists International. The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is the
Happy Human The Happy Human is an icon that has been adopted as an international symbol of secular humanism. Created by Dennis Barrington, the figure was the winning design in a competition arranged by Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Associatio ...
.


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 A person's life stance, or lifestance, is their relation with what they accept as being of ultimate importance. It involves the presuppositions and theories upon which such a stance could be made, a belief system, and a commitment to potentials wor ...
, 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

* Atheist Foundation of Australia *
Human rights in Australia Human rights in Australia have largely been developed by the democratically-elected Australian Parliament through laws in specific contexts (rather than a stand-alone, abstract bill of rights) and safeguarded by such institutions as the indepen ...
*
Irreligion in Australia Atheism, agnosticism, scepticism, freethought, secular humanism or general irreligion are increasing in Australia. Post-war Australia has become a highly secularised country. Religion does not play a major role in the lives of much of the popul ...
*
Rationalist Society of Australia The Rationalist Society of Australia (RSA) promotes the interests of rationalists nationally in Australia. Originally formed as the Victorian Rationalist Association, the society originated in a meeting of freethinkers in the University of Melbou ...
* Reason Party (Australia) *
Religion in Australia Christianity is the largest religion in Australia, though its share of total population has declined significantly over the past several decades. Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia of 1901 states, "The Commonwealth shall not make any ...
- includes Australian Bureau of Statistics census information relating to religion and belief. * The Secular Party of Australia * States and territories of Australia * Agnosticism * Amsterdam Declaration 2002 * Atheism *
Humanism and Its Aspirations ''Humanism and Its Aspirations'' (subtitled ''Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933'') is the most recent of the '' Humanist Manifestos'', published in 2003 by the American Humanist Association (AHA). The newest o ...
* Major world religions *
Rationalism In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification".Lacey, A.R. (1996), ''A Dictionary of Philosophy ...
*
Secularism Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations. Secularism is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a sim ...
*
Separation of church and state The separation of church and state is a philosophical and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation of a secular sta ...
* Secular state


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Humanist Societies Humanist associations Secularism in Australia Secularist organizations Council of Australian Humanist Societies
Humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...


External links


Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary - Religion categoryAustralian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary - religion categoryYear Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation section
from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text of
Religion in Australia Christianity is the largest religion in Australia, though its share of total population has declined significantly over the past several decades. Section 116 of the Constitution of Australia of 1901 states, "The Commonwealth shall not make any ...
is taken from here (or previous versions).
CAHS WebsiteACT Humanist Society Website
Assessment of international law pertaining to freedom of religion and belief from Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.