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The '''Swedish Humanist Association''' ({{lang-sv|Humanisterna}}, "the Humanists") is the largest [[humanism|humanist]]/[[rationalism|rationalist]] organisation in [[Sweden]] with over 4,000 members. It is a member organisation of the [[International Humanist and Ethical Union]] (IHEU).▼
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| formation = {{start date and age|1979}}
| type = [[Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit organisation]]
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| purpose = Working for a secular society and human rights, promoting a secular humanist lifestance
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = David Rönnegard
| headquarters = [[Stockholm]]
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| region_served = [[Sweden]]
| membership = 4,500<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humanisterna.se/pdf/kongresshandlingar2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624204015/https://www.humanisterna.se/pdf/kongresshandlingar2016.pdf |archive-date=2016-06-24 }}</ref>
| website = {{url|https://humanisterna.se/}}
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▲{{Humanism}}
The SHA works for a secular life stance founded on reason, compassion and responsibility. Its goals include a completely secular society, free of religious oppression, discrimination and other infringements on [[human rights]]. The SHA also promotes science as the primary method for finding answers to empirical questions, staunchly opposing for instance [[pseudoscience]].▼
▲The '''SwedishHumanists Humanist AssociationSweden''' ({{lang-langx|sv|Humanisterna}}, "the Humanists") is the largest [[humanism|humanist]]/[[rationalism|rationalist]] organisation in [[Sweden]] with overabout 4,000500 members. It is a member organisation of the [[Humanists International]] Humanist(HI) and Ethicalthe Union[[European Humanist Federation]] (IHEUEHF).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=In English {{!}} Humanisterna|url=https://humanisterna.se/in-english/|access-date=2020-09-08|language=sv}}</ref>
 
▲TheHumanists SHASweden workswork for a secular life stance founded on reason, compassion and responsibility. Its goals include a completely secular societystate, free of religious oppression, discrimination and other infringements on [[human rights]]. TheHumanists SHASweden also promotes science asand thephilosophy as primary methodmethods for finding general knowledge and answers to empirical questions, staunchly opposing for instance [[pseudoscience]].[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanisterna_(f%C3%B6rbund)]
The SHA is the fastest growing humanist organisation in the world, having increased its membership by over 150% during 2006.
 
== Organisation and history ==
The organisation was founded in 1979 and was then called Human-Etiska Förbundet ("Humanist-Ethical Association"). The name was changed into the more international Humanisterna in 1999.<ref name=":0" />
 
[[ChristerDavid Sturmark]]Rönnegard has been chairman of the organisation since FebruaryApril 20052020.[https://humanisterna.se/nyheter/david-ronnegard-ny-forbundsordforande/]
 
There are severaleleven local groups, situated in [[StockholmGotland]], [[GothenburgJönköping]], [[UmeåKalmar]], [[UppsalaStockholm]], [[ScaniaSödertälje]], [[ÖrebroUmeå]], and[[Uppsala]], [[SmålandVärmland]]., There[[Gothenburg isMunicipality|Väst]], a virtual network for creating debate in media[[Örebro]], and members of the SHA have also founded a virtual network for former Christians, "Exkristen"[[Östergötland]]. In November 2007, the youth organisation "Unga Humanister" [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanisterna_("young Humanists"f%C3%B6rbund) was started.]
 
== Secular ceremonies ==
The majority of [[Demographics_of_atheismDemographics of atheism#Europe|Sweden's population is not religious]] and there is an increasing demand for secular alternatives to religious ceremonies. The ceremonies of baptisms, marriages and funerals are still largely carried out in churches, conducted by priests, even though the participants rarely are practicing Christians. The SHAHumanisterna offers help and advice in creating secular ceremonies for those who don't wish to employ the [[Church of Sweden]] or other religious institutions. They also organiseorganize [[Secular coming of age ceremony#Sweden|coming-of-age summer camps for teenagers]] where the participants get to discuss ethics, philosophy, religion, human rights, discrimination and other important issues. These camps are analogous to Christian [[confirmation]] camps, although a person does not need to be a member of the SHAHumanisterna or share the humanistic worldview to participate and no [[creed|confession of faith]] is made.
 
== ''Humanisten'' ==
Humanists Sweden publishes a quarterly membership magazine called ''Humanisten'' ("the Humanist").<ref>{{Cite web|title=Medlemstidningen Humanisten {{!}} Humanisterna|url=https://humanisterna.se/medlemstidningen/|access-date=2020-09-08|language=sv}}</ref>
The SHA publishes a bi-monthly magazine called ''Humanisten'' ("the Humanist"). Every issue contains an interview with noteworthy people (e.g. [[Björn Ulvaeus]], [[Nyamko Sabuni]], Georg Klein and [[Dilsa Demirbag-Sten]]), as well as articles and debate concerning humanism, rationalism, religion, philosophy, science and pseudoscience, culture and politics.
 
== Ingemar Hedenius Award ==
The yearly award commemorates the Swedish philosopher [[Ingemar Hedenius]], whose views - expressed in his book ''Tro och vetande'' ("Belief and knowledge") - were instrumental in starting the cultural debate that eventually led to the separating of the Swedish church and state. Its purpose is to acknowledge and support individuals who have worked, as Hedenius did, for a humanistic life stance, rationalism and critical thinking. The award was founded in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hedeniuspriset {{!}} Humanisterna|url=https://humanisterna.se/hedeniuspriset/|access-date=2020-09-08|language=sv}}</ref>
 
=== Previous winners ===
{{Columns-list|colwidth=25em|* 2019: Kvinnors Nätverk
* 2018: Niklas Orrenius
* 2017: Shamina Aktar
* 2016: [[Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights|RFSL]] Newcomers
* 2015: Ulf Danielsson
* 2014: [[Taslima Nasrin]]
* 2013: Sara Mohammad
* 2012: [[Nyamko Sabuni]]
* 2011: Gunnar Göthberg
* 2010: Staffan Bergström
* 2009: [[Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin]]
* 2008: [[Per Kornhall]]
* 2007: [[P. C. Jersild]]
* 2006: [[Björn Ulvaeus]]
* 2005: [[Lena Andersson (author)|Lena Andersson]]
* 2004: [[Barbro Westerholm]]
* 2003: [[Hans Alfredson]]
* 2002: [[George Klein (biologist)|Georg Klein]]
* 2001: [[Sholeh Irani]]
* 2000: [[Dan Larhammar]]}}
 
== Kristallkulan ==
Kristallkulan ("the Crystal ball") is a prize of 100,000 [[Swedish krona|SEK]] that will be awarded to anyone who can demonstrate beyond doubt that they possess a paranormal or supernatural talent that cannot be explained by conventional science. The award is similar to the [[One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge]] offered by the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]]. The prize was instituted in 2005.
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.humanisterna.se/}}
* [https://www.humanistenhumanisterna.se/medlemstidningen/ Humanisten]
* [https://www.exkristen.se/ Exkristen]
 
{{Skeptic organizations}}
{{European Humanist Federation}}
{{International Humanist and Ethical Union}}
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