Council of Australian Humanist Societies

"CAHS" redirects here. For other uses, see CAHS (disambiguation).

The Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS) is an umbrella organisation for Australian humanist societies.^[1] It was founded in 1965.^[2] It is affiliated with Humanists International.^[3] The official symbol of CAHS (and all member organisations) is the Happy Human.

Council of Australian Humanist Societies Inc

Formation	1965
Region	Australia
President	Murray Love
Affiliations	Humanists International
Website	www.humanist.org.au

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, 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

• Agnosticism
• Amsterdam Declaration 2002
• Atheism
• Atheist Foundation of Australia
• Fusion Party (Australia)
• Human rights in Australia
• Humanism and Its Aspirations
• Irreligion in Australia
• Major world religions
• National Secular Lobby
• Rationalism
• Rationalist Society of Australia
• Reason Party (Australia)
• Religion in Australia - includes Australian Bureau of Statistics census information relating to religion and belief.
• Secular state
• Secularism
• Separation of church and state in Australia
• Separation of church and state
• States and territories of Australia
• The Secular Party of Australia

References

1. Humanist.org (2018). "THE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN HUMANIST SOCIETIES". Humanism Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
2. "Australia's Humanist Societies". Council of Australian Humanist Societies. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
3. Ives, Rosslyn (2018). "Free thought activity in Australia: From margins to mainstream". Humanism Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

External links

• Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996 Census Dictionary – Religion category
• Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Dictionary – religion category
• Year Book Australia, 2006. Religious Affiliation section from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Much of the text of Religion in Australia is taken from here (or previous versions).
• CAHS website
• ACT Humanist Society website
• Human Rights Brief No. 3 Assessment of international law pertaining to freedom of religion and belief from Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.