Calls grow to legalise humanist ceremonies in Britain
by Becky Johnson, Sky News:
Humanist ceremonies in Scotland are legally recognised and there are now calls for the rest of Britain to follow suit.
Almost a third of people in Britain have attended a humanist ceremony.
The new finding from YouGov comes as the British Humanist Association says the number of people opting for the ceremonies is on the increase, saying the non-religious are the single largest belief group in Britain.
The latest figures show almost 15 million Britons have attended a humanist ceremony, while close to seven million now say they would like a humanist funeral.
In Scotland, where humanist weddings became legally binding in 2005, more than 4,200 ceremonies were conducted last year – more than any religious denomination.
Now the British Humanist Association (BHA) would like the ceremonies to be made legally binding across the rest of Britain.
Head of Ceremonies at the BHA Isabel Russo, told Sky News: “Thousands of people have expressed the desire to have a legally binding humanist wedding ceremony.
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