In the 28th episode of The Sacred, Elizabeth Oldfield talks to Chief Executive of Humanists UK, Andrew Copson. 12/12/2018

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Andrew Copson is Chief Executive of Humanists UK, previously known as the British Humanist Association, and was formerly Director of Education and Public Affairs at the same organisation. He is also President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, the global umbrella body for atheist, humanist, sceptic and secularist organisations. He has contributed to several books on secularism and humanism and is the author of Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom.

In this episode he discusses his childhood in the midlands, his sacred values of freedom, family and community, and how Blair’s backing of faith schools in the late nineties felt like a disruption of destiny. The episode also covers the pressures on campaigning organisations around integrity, navigating adversarial situations productively and the sometimes unspoken challenges of being friends across divides.

This episode was edited for content and clarity. If you would like to listen to the full version, you can access it here: Thesacredpodcast – 28–andrew–copson–full–interview

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