I’m an atheist and a secularist. I think everyone should be free to believe what they like, as long as they express these beliefs peacefully and allow others the same freedom. I also believe that all governments, schools and public institutions should be secular and base their laws, teachings and judgements on reason and science. I believe in being kind to people and in treating everyone equally, whichever belief system they follow. Moreover, I think all children should be free to grow up in a world where they are allowed to question, doubt, think freely and reach their own conclusions about life’s big questions – and I hope that, within our lifetimes, this will happen.
I trust that AHA will promote these ideas in Luxembourg, and I wish them all the luck and courage they need to do so.
Ariane Sherine
Comedy writer and journalist
Creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign UK
Creator of the Atheist Bus Campaign UK