Irish atheists are set to challenge the new blasphemy law in court, if necessary. It’s going to be interesting. If I were to tell you that I sincerely believe that my invisible, all-seeing, everywhere-at-once friend (the one who takes a benign interest in everything I do) is real, would you believe me? Maybe you would, but maybe you wouldnt believe he or she is real, only that I believe he or she is real.

HumanistLife, the BHA’s new website, offers a varied selection of stories. Bob Churchill from the BHA says, The aim is that www.HumanistLife.org.uk will become a major node for expression and discussion of issues close to Humanism on the web. We want to provide a space where our members and supporters, affiliated humanist groups, staff and Distinguished Supporters can build a content-rich, quality site, giving many humanist and other perspectives on current affairs, society, science and culture, as well as philosophical, artistic, video-based and other contributions.

For the latest news about Leo Igwe in Nigeria, see Think Humanism.

Near the station – 7 Out Northgate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1JQ. 01284 754600‎. If driving along the A14, come off at the junction where you can see the sugar beet factory silos.

To donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti Appeal, click on the image. The DEC distributes money to thirteen member agencies, all charities registered in the UK: ActionAid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, and World Vision. To find out more about these organisations, go to www.dec.org.uk. Outside the UK, there are a variety of aid agency appeals, including the International Red Cross appeal.

Events to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps will be held in and around Suffolk this week. There is an exhibition in the Waterfront building at University Campus Suffolk from 10am to 4pm on 26th, 27th and 28th January, with a time for reflection from noon until 1.15pm on Wednesday 27th January. Speakers will include councillors from Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk County Council. Several years ago, our membership included someone who’d been liberated from the Theresienstadt Ghetto in 1945.