NSS President Interview

An interview with Terry Sanderson, President of the National Secular Society, about contemporary secular issues.

'Politik Faithless'
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(c)2009
Interviewer & Producer: Peter Sjöstedt Hughes
Director & Cameraman: Max Eggeling
Assistant Cameraman: Thomas McEvoy
Music:
Peter Sjöstedt Hughes: composer & performer
Jamie Petrie (of d:ream): mixer
Intro Graphics: Hughes & Eggeling
Rough Edit: Hughes
Thanks to:
The South Place Ethical Society

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[02Blackbeard]

We don't need a State at all, any more than we need a fucking Church.

Dawkins is a prick.

Atheism may not be a religion but atheists all subscribe to some fucking ideology. OK, I may not want kids bringing up as Muslim fundamentalists or Catholics, but neither do I want them brought up as greedy little capitalists, or fucking communist drones either.

If you write to the NSS they don't reply. Waste of time.

[JonathanJonnoJones]

In response those who have watched this film and wonder which way Mr Sanderson now swings in terms of belief, you can find out by typing 'Terry Sanderson' and the word 'atheist' into Google and a piece for New Humanist magazine will appear called 'Consider Me Indifferent.' I hope that helps.

And as for NatDemUK's view that the NSS is run by 'liberal sodomists' ... as opposed to what, fascist ones? :) Religious folk seem to have quite an interest in matters anal .. why is that?

[DreamsofMajesty]

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[Cartera357]

Thanks Terry;

Every atheist should (& I think most do) appreciate the difference between campaigning for humanism & campaigning for secularism.

The 1st seeks equality in an unfair, unsecular, society; the 2nd seeks to change that society so that equality becomes legally innate.

Both are mutually compatible, even if the latter ultimately undermines the former; we as humanists should appreciate that secularism ultimately has priority.

[Bezwaar123]

Some notable 20th century atheists - Margaret Sanger, Adolf Hitler, George Bernard Shaw, Mao Tse Tung, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx... in total responsible for hundreds of millions of deaths. That was some century. Margaret Sanger's death count continues to this day.

[NatDemUK]

What? So he is no longer interested in Atheism? Is he now an agnostic? Still the NSS is a joke, just a bunch of liberal sodomists who forget that Christianity is the bedrock of British society, they forget that Christianity believes in the serparation between state and church.

[sjrodovalho]

Take atheist humanist and NSS and send them to the moon!! they are all Theofobia....

[Euphobia2]

The Theist Religions are based on a false premise which can be proved by The Modern Scientific Theory of Evolution and Theism should be removed immediately from the privileged political influence it enjoys in the UK today.

The sooner the myths of Theism are exposed the sooner the UK will have a secular constitution and all children will have the benefit of a secular education.

Richard Dawkins is brave to try and I think the NSS should do the same.

[plugusmaximus]

Well I never knew he wasn't an athiest!

[mahoneko321]

Any chance you could fix the aspect ratio, I know some people dont seem to be sensitive to a warped aspect ratio, but I for one find it very off putting, cheers. Great interview otherwise!