Reading to the end of a recent press release I discovered that the British Humanist Association proclaims that it is "the national charity representing and supporting the non-religious and campaigning for an end to religious privilege and discrimination based on religion or belief. It exists to support and represent people who seek to live good and responsible lives without religious or superstitious beliefs."
I realised that though I know what this means clearly enough, it's actually an entirely impossible dream. "Humanism" is, of course, a thoroughly contested word. But for the moment I will stick to the BHA's definition and ask whether that represents a coherent idea.
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