Humanists UK sounded the alarm over the rising threat of Christian nationalism during this year’s party conference season. Humanists UK engaged with MPs, peers, members, and the public to warn against the cynical exploitation of religion to smuggle bigotry and division into the political mainstream. Working alongside our dedicated party-political humanist groups, we advocated for a more secular and rational approach to politics. At the Liberal Democrats party conference, our team joined the panel of two fringe events held by the Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats (HSLD), and the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum on Christian nationalism. We held our annual well-attended Humanists UK drinks reception which saw Tom Gordon MP speak alongside Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson and Chair of HSLD Jenny Wilkinson. At Labour, we raised Christian nationalism at our exhibition stand alongside our campaign for legal recognition of humanist marriages. Our evening drinks reception at Labour saw Lizzi Collinge MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, speak alongside Lauren Edwards MP, sponsor of the recent Assisted Dying Bill, Laura Kyrke-Smith MP, Sam Carling MP on behalf of Labour Humanists, and Andrew Copson. At the Green Party Conference, Green Humanists had an exhibition stand and held a conference social. A key theme across conferences this year was the pressing need to defend democratic institutions and inclusive education from the creeping influence of far-right religious extremism. Humanists UK warned delegates that Christian nationalism, a movement many thought could never take root in Britain, is increasingly being used to
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