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Twenty-five years of civil confirmation in Iceland
Background I am one of the founders of Sidmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association and its current president. I am not a native Icelander; I’m a Humanist from New York City. I have lived in...
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The Story of Siðmennt and its Impact on Icelandic society
Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association is a registered life stance organization. The association represents Humanism and Freethought, is independent of religious creeds and is guided by...
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Humanist of the Year Award 2013
On October 29th, 2013 Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association honored 2 deserving human beings: the Mayor of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr, as Humanist of the Year, and Petur Halldorsson with our...
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The year 2013 was an exciting, historic, and positive one for Sidmennt
The year 2013 was an exciting, historic, and positive one for Sidmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association. Last May Sidmennt became a registered life stance organization with the same legal...
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On October 23rd, 2014, Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association held its annual awards ceremony where we honored four deserving human beings. Three human rights lawyers: Sigríður Rut...
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Sidmennt hosts important conference about dying with dignity
Sidmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015. Many events are scheduled throughout the year. The past year and a half has seen Sidmennt’s...
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News Summary in English about Siðmennt – June 18, 2015
Siðmennt is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015 and has hosted several conferences on ethical topics and will continue to throughout the year. We are organizing a gala cultural...
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Blasphemy Law Abolished in Iceland!
Iceland’s parliament agreed today to abolish the blasphemy provision of the Criminal Code. The Pirate Party’s parliamentarians submitted the proposal in January, which received broad support from all...
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Life stances and religious views of Icelanders
Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association commissioned the Icelandic polling firm Maskína to conduct a survey in November 2015 about the life stances and religious views of Icelanders....
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Civil confirmation is a secular alternative to religious confirmation. The Icelandic civil confirmation program consists of a 12 week educational program and ceremony for teenagers aged 13-14. At the...
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