The Humanist Association of Ghana is proud to bring you a series of conversations under our maiden social media video series – Feminist Voices. In this series, we aim to showcase the diversity in the voices of feminists in Ghana by asking a few young feminists 22 questions. In the coming weeks, we will be …
Some time in October of 2016, at a regular Free-thought meeting organized by the Humanist Association of Ghana(HAG), we were discussing I believe, how to be environmentally more conscious when our generous host, Helen List, raised the issue of Christmas trees. Every year, millions of trees are harvested for Christmas and join the dump-sites after Christmas. Artificial …
Dear Sir, In a recent interview, with regards to homosexuality, you insinuated thatAfricans are increasingly becoming fed up with external forces trying to force alien cultures on them. We the members of the Humanist Association of Ghana (HAG) are deeply disappointed with these comments as they do not reflect the views of all Ghanaians and …
An open letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Prof. Mike Oquaye Read More »
By Elizabeth O’Casey+On 2018-03-20· In a joint statement made by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the Humanist Association of Ghana (HAG), humanists have called on Ghana to protect the human rights of all its people, regardless of their individual belief, sexual orientation or gender identity. In the statement, delivered as part of the UN’s Universal …
The Humanist Service Corps (HSC) is the only international volunteering program guided by humanist principles. HSC focuses on protecting human rights by meeting basic needs. Human rights abuses occur most commonly where people have insufficient access to education, healthcare, and jobs. HSC collaborates with local organizations to provide these basic needs and empower members of the …
This is an article by one of our Nigerian humanist friends Dr Jide Akeredolu A RATIONALIST is someone whose worldview is guided by reason. He refuses to swallow any idea or dogma that does not make sense. He critically examines any idea presented to him and takes what can stand scrutiny and discards the rest. Or he …
In Ghana there are two broad categories of Christianity. The first are the orthodox denominations (mainstream Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) and the second are the Charismatics (or evangelicals). The charismatics are the new churches which preach a version of Christianity that sees every word in the bible as literally true. They are also fundamentalists in that …
So many Christians nowadays claim that the Old Testament is defunct, for Jesus was the “lamb” to clear away its rules and regulations. This is just another scapegoat that Christians use to ignore the atrocities and bizarre laws commanded by their god. Their preachers spoon feed them that the Old Testament is no longer binding …
This beautiful text was sent to me by its author, Arthur Dobrin, who has allowed me to republish it here. He has a blog. Do no harm to the earth, for she is your mother. Being is more important than having. Never promote yourself at another’s expense. Hold life sacred; treat it withreverence. Allow each person the dignity of …
Saturday, June 09, 2012 The Ghana Freethinkers met — a small group of young smart individuals questioning that which has been fed them since childhood. The group comprised downright atheists, agnostics, skeptics and freethinkers. Seriously, until very recently, I found it hard imagining that there were Ghanaians residents in Ghana who expressed such world views …