About HSS
       Community of 14,000 members
          Almost 15,000 members in Scotland, UK and across the world.
          Part of a network of global humanist member organisations.
          Community groups around Scotland.
       Humanist Ceremonies
          Provide over 3,500+ weddings/year.
          One of only 8 countries in the world where humanist ceremonies are legal.
       Campaigns and Advocacy
          Campaign for inclusive, secular education.
          Sponsor and conduct research and analysis (www.humanism.scot/?p=19409)
          Partnership project with Malawi.
     Points of Response
      A review of the context of religion and belief among young people
      Case study: An Edinburgh parent
      Commitment to reform
      Additional problems with current policy
      Welcoming the report’s reccomendations
         Religious identification, 1992-2012
             60
             50
             40
             30
             20
             10
              0
                 1992 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012
                       Church of Scotland       Roman Catholic           Other Christian
                       Other religions          No Religion
               Source: Scottish Election surveys 1992, 1997; Scottish Social Attitudes 
               surveys 1999-2012, sourced from Dr Michael Rosie, New College Edinburgh
      Proportion of respondents who say they are now ‘no 
      religion’ by the religion of their upbringing…
                             Aged    Aged  Aged 45- Aged 60-   Aged 
                             18-29  30-44     59       74      75+
        Church of Scotland    61      58      49       30       21
        Catholic              39      42      35       26       16
        Other Christian       57      56      49       33       22
        No religion           96      96      92       89       95
        Base =               1,057   1,385   1,397    1,117    437
        Source: Scottish Social Attitudes 2009-12 combined, sourced 
        from Dr Michael Rosie, New College Edinburgh
        Survey of 14-17 year olds
          Do you regard yourself as belonging to any 
          particular religion?
          Church of Scotland                                7.5% (N=77)
          Catholic                                         10.3% (N=105)
          Other Christian                                   8.8% (N=90)
          No religion                                     70.8% (N=720)
          ‘Protestant’                                       1% (N=10)
          Other                                              1% (N=11)
          (Prefer not to answer 0.6% N=6)                Unweighted base = 
                                                               1,018
           Source: Survey of young Scots, 2013, http://aqmen.ac.uk/referendum/youngpeople