Join Leicester Secular Society

Applying for Membership

If you are sympathetic with the aims of the Society (as detailed in the next section below), and are 16 or over, you can apply to become a member of Leicester Secular Society. Our current programme includes a membership form and lists the subscription rates. Alternatively pick one up at one of our events or request one from The Membership Secretary, Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 1WB. Return your completed form and subscription by post to the Membership Secretary or by hand to a member of the Board at a meeting.

Applications will be considered at the next board meeting following receipt, so don't delay if you want your membership to start in time to vote at General Meetings, etc. Your details will be held on computer disk unless you indicate otherwise. They will be used solely for purposes of Leicester Secular Society.

See our current programme for a membership form and subscription rates.

The Principal Aims of Leicester Secular Society

Challenging religious privilege and dogma

We advocate the separation of religion and state, proper representation of people with no religion, the ending of privileges for religious organisations and the secularisation of ‘faith’ schools. We challenge religious teachings that divert people away from reality.

Defending rationalism and free speech

We believe people should be free to express and publish their beliefs, however controversial, without fear of prosecution, persecution or physical harm, as long as they accord the same rights to others. Anyone should be prepared to submit their views to vigorous debate, questioning of their evidence and testing of their conclusions.

Working for justice and fairness

We believe our efforts should be devoted to the elimination of human misery, injustice, poverty and ignorance in the world as it is here and now. We oppose unfair discrimination, bigotry and coercion based on factors such as beliefs, racial or ethnic origins, disability, sex, age, sexuality or lifestyle.

Promoting a morality for life

We believe moral values and virtues like fairness, kindness, loyalty and honesty arise from people needing to live together in peace and harmony, not from any religion. Moral rules must be judged by their consequences for people now, not by their appearance in the ‘holy’ writings of ancient societies.

Rules of the Society

On 26 June 2007 Leicester Secular Society became a Company Limited by Guarantee, Reg.No.06292639, with its registered office at Secular Hall (address above).

The rules of the Society are embodied in the Memorandum and Articles of Association (revised November 2010, pdf 17 pages 234 KB).

Following elections at the 2010 AGM, Officers of the Society are:

President: Emma Chung
Chair: Mike Burden
Treasurer: John Catt
Company Secretary: Richard Hopper