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It is officially supported by all member organisations of the IHEU including:
A complete list of signatories can be found on the IHEU page (see references). This declaration makes exclusive use of capitalized ''Humanist'' and ''Humanism'', which is consistent with IHEU's general practice and recommendations for promoting a unified Humanist identity. To further promote Humanist identity, these words are also free of any adjectives, as recommended by prominent members of IHEU. Such usage is not universal among IHEU member organizations, though most of them do observe these conventions. SUMMARY OF HUMANIST PRINCIPLES ''(see References for complete text)'' The fundamentals of modern Humanism are as follows:
The Amsterdam Declaration explicity states that Humanism rejects Dogma , and imposes no creed upon its adherents. HISTORY At the first World Humanist Congress in the Netherlands in 1952 , the IHEU general assembly agreed a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism - The Amsterdam Declaration. At the 50th anniversary World Humanist Congress in 2002 , the IHEU general assembly unanimously passed a Resolution updating that declaration - "The Amsterdam Declaration 2002": ''Following the Congress, this updated declaration was adopted unanimously by the IHEU General Assembly, and thus became the official defining statement of World Humanism.'' SEE ALSO Major World Religions - Humanists , Rationalists , Atheists and Agnostics rank third in world (combined) REFERENCES Amsterdam Declaration 2002 - the IHEU general assembly unanimous resolution NOTES |
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