Opinions The story of NHA is in many ways a story of freedom. Liberation from tradition and coercion and freedom to live their lives the way they want. Ever since associated was founded in 1956 we have worked to give people the opportunity to make their own choices and live the way we want ourselves.
Our origins, with civil confirmation about the release of a religious coercion and obligation that many have experienced.
Since then, the bourgeois (now humanistic) confirmation has been an offer for those who want something different, for those who choose differently.
A threat to democracy
In connection with the formation of the Humanist Association said Christian leaders who were interviewed by the newspaper Vårt Land that “HEF would lead people away from God and lead to a more brutal society and be a threat to our democratic societies control. ” The newspaper even followed up with an editorial on the date of incorporation where they called the establishment of the association of a “new April 9-occupation.”
Our biggest challenge has been the state church hegemony and preferential treatment in legislation. We have fought for freedom of religion, the confusion between state and religion and the religious privileges. Not because we are against religion, but because everyone should have the freedom to choose for themselves, regardless of the structures and traditions that surround us.
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After the establishment of civil confirmation and later NHA have the desire for a secular state become stronger. From being a reviled minority has grown into an organization that today has over 85,000 members and a population that is split down the middle in appears on the divine. In a population survey conducted for us by TNS Gallup in March this year as many as half of the population that they have a humanist beliefs without any particular religious belief, while 43 percent say they have a Christian worldview.
Values for the future
Humanist Association has taken the lead for freedom from religious coercion, freedom to love who you want, freedom for women and the freedom to say and believe what you will. We struggled a gender-neutral marriage and consecrated gays couple already from the same day as the new law came into force on 1 January 2009. For us the freedom to love and live with the one you love has been a central part of humanism.
Our liberation project is not a story about the past, but just as much about what values are important to us in the coming years.
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a secular state and a society that is more diverse and have several different religions need some common values. Values such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion, equality, democracy and the rule of law will be absolutely crucial for Norway to be an inclusive country where people feel at home regardless of religion or belief.
These are not values that come by themselves, but that is becoming increasingly important in the face of the new, diverse Norway.
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