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The Humanistisch Verbond (HV, sometimes translated as ''Humanistic Association Netherlands'', ''Dutch Humanist Association'' or ''Dutch Humanist League'') is a Dutch association based on
The Humanistisch Verbond (HV) was founded on 17 February 1946 as a response to 'spiritual nihilism' - that was held partially responsible for the atrocities of the
The Humanistisch Verbond (HV, sometimes translated as ''Humanistic Association Netherlands'', ''Dutch Humanist Association'' or ''Dutch Humanist League'') is a Dutch association based on secular humanist
Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system, or life stance that embraces human reason, logic, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism, while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basi ...
principles.
Basics
The foundation of the HV is that everyone is responsible for their own actions, but also has co-responsibility for the environment and others. The HV strives to spread and protect values such as self-determination, equal treatment andtoleration
Toleration is when one allows or permits an action, idea, object, or person that they dislike or disagree with. Political scientist Andrew R. Murphy explains that "We can improve our understanding by defining 'toleration' as a set of social or ...
. These have freedom of choice and personal responsibility at their core.
The HV uses slogans such as:
*''Zelf denken, samen leven'' ("Thinking for yourself, living together")
*''Het Humanistisch Verbond wil een inspiratiebron en ontmoetingsplaats zijn. Het behartigt tevens de belangen van mensen die zich in het humanisme herkennen'' ("The Humanistisch Verbond wants to be a source of inspiration and place to meet up. It also looks after the interests of people who identify with humanism") In 2022, the organisation stated that it had about 17,000 paying members, up from 13,000 in 2016
The services offered by the HV include speeches at funerals, humanist mental care and celebrating relationships.
Netherlands
The Humanistisch Verbond (HV) was founded on 17 February 1946 as a response to 'spiritual nihilism' - that was held partially responsible for the atrocities of the Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
- and the slighting of the non-religious in the Netherlands. The initiators were, amongst others, Jaap van Praag, Garmt Stuiveling and Jan Brandt Corstius. The widow of the prominent freethinker and humanist Leo Polak, Henriette Polak, was also closely involved in the foundation. The goal of the HV was uniting all humanists and deepening, spreading and defending the humanist worldview. Nowadays the HV focuses on the motto ''Zelf denken, samen leven'' ("Thinking for yourself, living together") to fulfilling two core tasks:
#Formulating humanist perspectives to current worldview and personal questions;
#Reinforcing and establishing humanist services, including humanist mental care, humanist funeral guidance and humanist formative education.
The Humanistisch Verbond is one of the founders of the Dutch humanist umbrella, the Humanistische Alliantie, and is member of the European Humanist Federation and International Humanist and Ethical Union.
Chairs
Chair of the Humanistisch Verbond were: *1946: J. Hoetink *1946–1969 Jaap van Praag *1969–1977 Max Rood *1977–1987 Rob Tielman *1987–1993 Jan Glastra van Loon *1993–1995 Paul Cliteur *1996–1998 Marjan Verkerk *1998–2001 Liesbeth Mulder *2001–2003 Frits van Vugt *2003–2005 Roger van Boxtel *2005–2012 Rein Zunderdorp *2012–2020: Boris van der Ham *2020–present: Mardjan SeighaliSee also
* De Vrije Gedachte * '' Non-believers: Freethinkers on the Run''References
External links
* {{Authority control Organizations established in 1947 Humanist associations Organisations based in Amsterdam