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Andrew James William Copson, FRSA, MCMI, MCIPR (born 19 November 1980) is Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, a position he has held since January 2010. In 2015, Copson was elected President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, the global umbrella body for atheist, humanist, skeptic and secularist organisations.
Copson was born on 19th November 1980 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, to David Copson and Julia Heather Cunningham. He was educated at the independent school King Henry VIII School, Coventry. He attended Balliol College, University of Oxford, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree in Ancient and Modern History in 2004.
In 2005 Andrew Copson started working at the British Humanist Association as director of education and public affairs. In 2010 he became the BHA's youngest ever Chief Executive; a position which he described at the time as "obviously a daunting one", saying that he felt "a huge responsibility to build on the BHA's many successes."
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Anne Atkins (born 1956) is an English broadcaster, journalist and novelist. A regular contributor to the Today programme's "Thought for the Day" feature, she is the author of three novels: The Lost Child, On Our Own and A Fine and Private Place.
Anne Atkins was born in 1956 at Bryanston, Dorset, and moved to Cambridge at the age of three when her father, David Briggs, became headmaster of King's College School. She went to Byron House School, the Cambridgeshire High School for Girls and the Perse School for Girls. After school, she went to the Decroux School of Mime in Paris and studied harp under Solonge Renie. She studied English language and literature at Brasenose College, Oxford and then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Atkins started her acting career at St George’s Shakespeare Theatre in Tufnell Park. Her career moved increasingly into writing until her last theatre appearance at the National Theatre in 1991.
The Lost Child is based on a true story in which a family makes a decision one summer which haunts five-year-old Sandy into adulthood. The novel is interwoven with the history of Cassandra, the sooth-saying daughter of Priam, King of Troy.
In a segment from The Big Questions in January 2015, a Christian named Taiwo Adewuyi says that Humanism is a 'first-class ticket to a sea of wantonness and deabauchery' and generally 'demonic.' Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association calmly responds, and succinctly explains Humanism, a widely shared perspective which affirms that the best way to know what's really true is through evidence and the scientific method, and that a focus on human wellbeing should be at the centre of your moral outlook.
Vintage computer and Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen is working on the 1976 Copson Apple-1 computer and then firing it up. He cleans the keyboard because the keys are sticking and repairs a small crack in the base which holds the accessory cassette board. Corey mentions work that he recognizes Daniel Kottke, Apple Computer employee #12, would have done in the Steve Jobs family garage in 1976. Corey then pronounces it a fully functioning machine. September 2014, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, New Jersey
Hans-Ulrich Obrist has selected artist Matt Copson as a digital innovator using technology to impact the status quo, for the WIRED / Intel Upstarts series. The surreal work of Copson is an excellent example of multi-platform digital art. Subscribe to WIRED ►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://po.st/VideoWired Twitter: http://po.st/TwitterWired Facebook: http://po.st/FacebookWired Google+: http://po.st/GoogleWired Instagram: http://po.st/InstagramWired Magazine: http://po.st/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://po.st/NewslettersWired ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on ...
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Aiming to demystify academia, Lynne Copson presents the advantages of accessible research. She highlights the importance of the democratization of knowledge, advocating stronger links between academia and the public. This talk was delivered at Edinburgh's iconic Central Hall on Thursday, February 18th 2016 and was a part of series of talks given at the TEDxUniversityofEdinburgh 2016 Conference. Lynne Copson is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Law. Her primary research interests centre on theories of crime, harm and justice. In addition to publishing papers, she recently presented her research as a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A passionate teacher, Lynne was awarded the EUSA Teaching Award for the 2014/2015 Academic Year. This talk was ...
Our Chief Executive, Andrew Copson, appeared on Sky News to discuss the recent finding that 53% of Britons are non-religious and just 15% are Anglicans. Among 18-24s, just 3% are Anglican compared to 71% with no religion. We argued that the findings created a very strong case for a secular state in the UK and end to special privileges for the Church of England. More info here: https://humanism.org.uk/2017/09/04/latest-british-social-attitudes-reveals-71-of-young-adults-are-non-religious-just-3-are-church-of-england/
Following the Prime Minister's announcement that she will be legislating for a new generation of English 'faith' schools to discriminate by religion in 100% of places, BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson was on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live to debate the proposals with three supporters of 'faith' schools. These changes are sure to have an extremely negative impact on the future of British society, which will be felt across the whole of the UK. If you believe that children should learn by side by side in mixed environments, where they receive a balanced education, you can take action on this issue at humanism.org.uk/100selection.
Andrew Copson and Anne Atkins debate Baroness Warsi's comment... Baroness Warsi wrote, for The Daily Telegraph, that British society was under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation" and that Europe needs to be "more confident in its Christianity". - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17021831 More on the "Council Prayers" court case decision they mention... http://crispysea.blogspot.com/2012/02/prayer-is-not-legal.html
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En este video el Dr. William Lane Craig responde a los argumentos presentados por Andrew Copson, los cuales intentan demostrar que la existencia de Dios es solo un invento humano.
The motion for this debate was "This House Believes that God is not a Delusion". It took place before a packed house at the Cambridge Union Society on 20th October 2011, as a part of William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith Tour 2011. Proposing the motion were William Lane Craig and Peter S.Williams. Opposing the motion were Arif Ahmed and Andrew Copson. For more information on the Reasonable Faith Tour see http://www.bethinking.org/craig
DEBATE: Does Morality Requires a God? Copson & Pollock vs Andalusi & Wansbrough Warwick University, UK The panellists were: Rev Henry Wansbrough (English Bible Scholar, General Editor of the New Jerusalem Bible, and Chairman of the Trustees of the Catholic Biblical Association), Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, and David Pollock, Publisher of the ‘New Humanist’ magazine, Former president of European Humanist Federation; and former Chair of the Rationalist Association [which was set up by George Jacob Holyoake himself – inventor of the word ‘Secularism’]. Abdullah al Andalusi, co-founder of the Muslim Debate Initiative.
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Our Chief Executive Andrew Copson on BBC's Sunday Morning Live discussing the latest British Social Attitudes survey results. Andrew was the only non-religious person on a panel stacked with professional theists... all grasping at straws to paint an outright decline of religion as, secretly, some kind of quiet religious renaissance. 53% of British people, and 73% of young people, have no religion. More info: https://humanism.org.uk/2017/09/04/latest-british-social-attitudes-reveals-71-of-young-adults-are-non-religious-just-3-are-church-of-england/
BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson on the BBC News channel, discussing Baroness Warsi's claims of 'militant secularism' with Anne Atkins.
A HPANWO TV reportage on an event at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a talk by Andrew Copson, executive director of the British Humanist Association. I've had dealings with Mr Copson and the BHA before. See here for background: http://hpanwo.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/british-humanist-association-conspiracy.html. And: http://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/andrew-copson-mba.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/discrimination-against-christians-2.html. And: http://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/assisted-dying-bill-rejected.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/alternative-funerals.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/indoctrination-into-non-belief.html.
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Andrew James William Copson, FRSA, FCMI, MCIPR (born 19 November 1980) is Chief Executive of Humanists UK (formerly known as the British Humanist Association), a position he has held since January 2010, and former Director of Education and Public Affairs at the BHA from 2005 to 2010. In 2015, Copson was elected President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, the global umbrella body for atheist, Humanist, sceptic and secularist organisations. He has worked for a number of civil and human rights organisations throughout his career in his capacity as executive committee member, director or trustee and has represented Humanist organisations before the House of Commons, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the United Nations. As a prominent spokesperson for t...
Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association, in a BBC interview on the "Right to Die" case and death of Locked-in Syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson.
The Meaning of Life, British Humanist Assocation annual conference 2011. Philip Pullman and Andrew Copson discuss the meaning of life.
British Humanist Association (BHA) Chief Executive Andrew Copson interviewed by BBC News on the ruling of four 'Christian Persecution' cases by the European Court of Human Rights on 15th January 2013. Three of the Four cases were rejected by the ECHR.
(YouTube is still processing the video, so we can't edit this down to just the relevant content at the moment - skip to 2.24 for the start of Andrew's interview)
Steven Pinker delivered the British Humanist Association's 2013 Voltaire Lecture. His lecture, presenting the argument of his latest bestselling book, The Better Angels of Our Nature, was titled The Decline of Violence. Before the event Stephen answered a few questions from BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson.
'Christian Persecution' Cases - European Court of Human Rights Ruling. Andrew Copson Interviewed (BBC News 15th Jan 2013)
Explore the meaning and joy of life with 100 atheists in this book of photos and commentary featuring Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett, Steven Pinker, Penn & Teller, Julia Sweeney, Alex Honnold, Derren Brown, and more! A Better Life: 100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy and Meaning in a World Without God will be released on January 1st, 2014. It is now available for pre-order exclusively at: www.theatheistbook.com.
BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson on the BBC News channel, discussing Baroness Warsi's claims of 'militant secularism' with Anne Atkins.
http://www.secular-europe-campaign.org JOIN THE MARCH FOR A SECULAR EUROPE Andrew Copson on secularism and the Secular Europe Campaign's 2011 march & rally on 17th September 2011 in London. This video was produced by Sanduron. http://www.sanduron.com And sponsored by http://www.humanism.org.uk http://www.secularism.org.uk Featuring the song 'The Galaxy's Elegant Cinema' composed by Bryan Steeksma.
Andrew Copson, Francesca Stavrakopoulou and others appear on the Sunday Morning Live programme to discuss: 1. The right to defend yourself and your home 2. Science vs Religion, are they compatible? 3. The alleged persecution of Christians in the UK
European Court of Human Rights ruling on four 'Christian Persecution' cases (15/01/2013) on Sky News - British Humanist Association (BHA) Andrew Copson interviewed with others. Three of four cases rejected by ECHR.
In a segment from The Big Questions in January 2015, a Christian named Taiwo Adewuyi says that Humanism is a 'first-class ticket to a sea of wantonness and deabauchery' and generally 'demonic.' Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association calmly responds, and succinctly explains Humanism, a widely shared perspective which affirms that the best way to know what's really true is through evidence and the scientific method, and that a focus on human wellbeing should be at the centre of your moral outlook.
Andrew Copson and Anne Atkins debate Baroness Warsi's comment... Baroness Warsi wrote, for The Daily Telegraph, that British society was under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation" and that Europe needs to be "more confident in its Christianity". - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17021831 More on the "Council Prayers" court case decision they mention... http://crispysea.blogspot.com/2012/02/prayer-is-not-legal.html
Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, Andrew Copson talks about Ed Balls amendment being voted on today in Parliament, which would grant religious exemptions on otherwise compulsory Sex and Relationships Education.
In March 2013 PurpleFish (www.purplefish.org.uk) held a debate with the topic Is There A God? With Richard Lucas of Solas, Edinburgh and Andrew Copson, CEO British Humanist Association. In The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry.
In February 2015, Avijit Roy was brutally murdered on the streets of Dhaka for his humanist writings, and his wife Bonya barely survived the attack. She came to London in July to give the British Humanist Association (BHA)'s Voltaire Lecture on freedom of expression and the persecution faced by writers like Avijit, one of 84 people on a hit list in Bangladesh for writing about Humanism who are progressively being killed off Islamic extremists. Bonya spoke to the BBC's Sunday Morning Live about the lecture and her experiences later that month, and BHA Chief Exec Andrew Copson was on the show to add a little context to the plight of non-religious people overseas. 13 countries have a death penalty for atheism and many more punish blasphemy or turn a blind eye to attacks against the non-relig...
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Following the Prime Minister's announcement that she will be legislating for a new generation of English 'faith' schools to discriminate by religion in 100% of places, BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson was on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live to debate the proposals with three supporters of 'faith' schools. These changes are sure to have an extremely negative impact on the future of British society, which will be felt across the whole of the UK. If you believe that children should learn by side by side in mixed environments, where they receive a balanced education, you can take action on this issue at humanism.org.uk/100selection.
Cheshire East Parents and Carers Voice Inclusion Conference The Chinmey House Hotel,Sandbach, Cheshire, England Monday 28th May 2012 Pannone Solicitors - Richard Copson
The motion for this debate was "This House Believes that God is not a Delusion". It took place before a packed house at the Cambridge Union Society on 20th October 2011, as a part of William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith Tour 2011. Proposing the motion were William Lane Craig and Peter S.Williams. Opposing the motion were Arif Ahmed and Andrew Copson. For more information on the Reasonable Faith Tour see http://www.bethinking.org/craig
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DEBATE: Does Morality Requires a God? Copson & Pollock vs Andalusi & Wansbrough Warwick University, UK The panellists were: Rev Henry Wansbrough (English Bible Scholar, General Editor of the New Jerusalem Bible, and Chairman of the Trustees of the Catholic Biblical Association), Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, and David Pollock, Publisher of the ‘New Humanist’ magazine, Former president of European Humanist Federation; and former Chair of the Rationalist Association [which was set up by George Jacob Holyoake himself – inventor of the word ‘Secularism’]. Abdullah al Andalusi, co-founder of the Muslim Debate Initiative.
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Raymond Copson spoke at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Penn Yan Public Library.
A HPANWO TV reportage on an event at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a talk by Andrew Copson, executive director of the British Humanist Association. I've had dealings with Mr Copson and the BHA before. See here for background: http://hpanwo.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/british-humanist-association-conspiracy.html. And: http://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/andrew-copson-mba.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/discrimination-against-christians-2.html. And: http://hpanwo-hpwa.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/assisted-dying-bill-rejected.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/alternative-funerals.html. And: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/indoctrination-into-non-belief.html.
Andrew Copson, Francesca Stavrakopoulou and others appear on the Sunday Morning Live programme to discuss: 1. The right to defend yourself and your home 2. Science vs Religion, are they compatible? 3. The alleged persecution of Christians in the UK
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The Meaning of Life, British Humanist Assocation annual conference 2011. Philip Pullman and Andrew Copson discuss the meaning of life.
Andrew Copson, the Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, speaks about the ‘Objections to Humanism’. Not everyone likes Humanism, but why? Andrew presents a number of frequently expressed objections to the principles on which Humanism is based, and demonstrates the fallacy of each. 22/5/15
British Humanist Association Chief Executive Andrew Copson answers audience questions after his 'Objections to Humanism' talk for us on May 22nd 2015.
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Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association, explains Humanism - the non-religious way of living which says we can look to science and reason for answers about our natural world, and which puts human beings at the centre of morality. We don't need religion, deities, or any kind of supernaturalism to be moral.
This week on The #GSPodcast, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) talks to Chief Executive of Humanists UK, Andrew Copson (@AndrewCopson). They talk about Andrew's new book—'Secularism: Politics, Religion and Freedom' as well as the Holyoake lecture, the roots of secularism, secularism in the USA, Laïcité, tough arguments against secularism and Star Trek Discovery (SPOILER ALERT). Also available on iTunes, Stitcher & YouTube. Support the podcast at http://www.patreon.com/gspellchecker Show Notes Buy Secularism: Politics, Religion and Freedom: http://amzn.to/2gDuSZy Become a members of Humanists UK: https://humanism.org.uk/join/
Andrew Copson of Humanists UK is the author of new book 'Secularism: politics, religion and freedom'. He engages with Mail on Sunday journalist Peter Hitchens on whether secularism is the best future for the West, the 'myth' of neutrality, Islam and gay cakes.
In March 2013 PurpleFish (www.purplefish.org.uk) held a debate with the topic Is There A God? With Richard Lucas of Solas, Edinburgh and Andrew Copson, CEO British Humanist Association. In The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry.
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It was a caf? On
It was a caf? On the west side, midtown
It was a caf? On the west side, midtown
Said they had the best cap of Cappucino around
So I stepped in, and I ordered a cup
Someone grabbed me by my throat and said, "Shut the fuck up!"
And I did, pronto, quick fast
How much longer would the torture last?
In the wrong place, at the wrong time
It was a drug sale, I could feel from behind
Death, it was gettin' closer, right behind my back
Ready to attack
I got shot in a shoot out, and then I died
I could feel it, I was on the other side
In between lives, I'm so confused
What do I do, oh, what do I do?
But was it really time for me to go?
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Why, oh why?
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Why, oh why?
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
But then I calmed down, I spotted some friends
That I knew in a past life, way back when
A couple had died in a drug world
And this one guy died fightin' over his girl
Another died drivin' while intoxicated
Why do people make livin' so complicated?
But then I saw a girl, her name was Mary
Introduced to drugs by her boyfriend harry
He sold crack to the kids on the uptown corners
A social worker named Hannah Smith tried to warn her
But she wouldn't listen, no one listens
I saw the light, I awakened, it was a dream
Man oh man, you shoulda heard me scream
So glad to be given - my life back
So good to be livin' - or is dead better?
I didn't have to run from the bullets or drugs
And I didn't have to run from the murderers or thugs
I didn't have to worry about fallin' from a plane
But at this caf? Was death still callin' my name?
Or did this caf? Even exist?
And was my name just another on the death list?
I knew it couldn't happen, even though
On the bottom of my shirt was a spot of Cappucino
Cappucino, Cappucino
Bust it, to some of you that really don't know
I break it down to you, the word 'Cappucino'
It's somewhat like coffee, then again not quite
It's creamy and smooth, and it goes down light
They charge you 3 dollars, you ask is it worth it?
But when you start drinkin' shit, it'd be workin'
I'm hooked, well, I was, 'cause, yo, it's the best
But if every time I drink I voyage through death
I leave it alone and just stick to tea
Cappucino was fly, but too fly for me
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Cappucino
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Cappucino
Why, oh why? Why, oh why?
Why, oh why did I need Cappucino?
Cappucino, Cappucino
Cappucino, Cappucino
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