Humanist faith

By The Newsroom

Published 10th May 2012, 01:00 BST

Kevin Lawrie (Letters, 9 May) rightly asks for correct definition in the ongoing discussion of the relationship between religion and society.

Sadly, he falls at the first hurdle by defining a humanist as someone who “believes that decisions should be made on the basis of facts and reason, not any religious belief”.

The fact is that secular humanists are as much defined by faith as any Christian. One aspect of this is provided by Mr Lawrie when he states: “Humanists believe mankind is basically good.”