Was Buddha a Humanist
June 18th, 2005
Humanist weddings are legal in Scotland from today without the need for a separate civil ceremony. Some fellow on BBC breakfast this morning said that humanism was recognition that there is no God, that religion will not save you and that it is up to each of us to do their best in the world for themselves and others. I think if the historical Buddha were alive today he would identify more strongly with Humanism than with much of what bears his name.
