Editing Secular humanism (section)

==Terminology==
The meaning of the phrase ''secular humanism'' has evolved over time. The phrase has been used since at least the 1930s by [[Anglican priest]]s,<ref>See "Unemployed at service: church and the world", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 25 May 1935, p. 18: citing the comments of Rev. W.G. Peck, rector of St. John the Baptist, Hulme Manchester, concerning "The modern age of secular humanism". [http://archive.guardian.co.uk Guardian and Observer Digital Archive]</ref> and in 1943, the then [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[William Temple (archbishop)|William Temple]], was reported as warning that the "Christian tradition... was in danger of being undermined by a 'Secular Humanism' which hoped to retain Christian values without Christian faith."<ref>"Free Church ministers in Anglican pulpits. Dr Temple's call: the South India Scheme." ''The Guardian'', 26 May 1943, p. 6 [http://archive.guardian.co.uk Guardian and Observer Digital Archive]</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s the term was embraced by some humanists who considered themselves anti-religious,<ref>See Mouat, Kit (1972) ''An Introduction to Secular Humanism''. Haywards Heath: Charles Clarke Ltd. Also, ''[[The Freethinker (journal)|The Freethinker]]'' began to use the phrase "secular humanist monthly" on its front page masthead.</ref> as well as those who, although not critical of religion in its various guises, preferred a non-religious approach.<ref name="what"/> The release in 1980 of ''[[A Secular Humanist Declaration]]'' by the newly formed Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism (CODESH, later the [[Council for Secular Humanism]], which with [[Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal|CSICOP]] in 1991 jointly formed the [[Center for Inquiry]] and in 2015 both ceased separate operations, becoming CFI programs) gave secular humanism an organisational identity within the United States; but no overall organisation involved currently uses a name featuring "secular humanism".

However, many adherents of the approach reject the use of the word ''secular'' as obfuscating and confusing, and consider that the term ''secular humanism'' has been "demonized by the religious right... All too often secular humanism is reduced to a sterile outlook consisting of little more than [[secularism]] slightly broadened by academic ethics. This kind of 'hyphenated humanism' easily becomes more about the adjective than its referent".<ref name=Doerr>[http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/articles/DoerrND02.htm Humanism Unmodified] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505045347/http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/articles/DoerrND02.htm |date=5 May 2008 }} By Edd Doerr. Published in the ''Humanist'' (November/December 2002)</ref> Adherents of this view, including [[Humanists International]] and the [[American Humanist Association]], consider that the unmodified but capitalized word Humanism should be used. The endorsement by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) of the capitalization of the word ''Humanism'', and the dropping of any adjective such as ''secular'', is quite recent. The American Humanist Association began to adopt this view in 1973, and the IHEU formally endorsed the position in 1989. In 2002 the IHEU General Assembly unanimously adopted the [[Amsterdam Declaration]], which represents the official defining statement of World Humanism for Humanists. This declaration makes exclusive use of capitalized ''Humanist'' and ''Humanism'', which is consistent with IHEU's general practice and recommendations for promoting a unified Humanist identity.<ref name=Webbs>"Capitalization <nowiki>[</nowiki>of ''Humanism''<nowiki>]</nowiki> is not mandatory... It is recommended usage and the normal usage within IHEU"&mdash;Jeremy Webbs, IHEU webmaster, from a response to a Wikipedia editor inquiry, dated 2 March 2006.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|sure=yes|reason=Unpublished WP:SOURCE.|date=January 2023}} To further promote Humanist identity, these words are also free of any adjectives, as recommended by prominent members of IHEU.<ref name=Blackham>''[http://iheu.org/humanism/humanism-is-eight-letters-no-more/ Humanism is Eight Letters, No More]''&mdash;endorsed by [[Harold John Blackham]], [[Levi Fragell]], [[Corliss Lamont]], [[Harry Stopes-Roe]] and Rob Tielman.</ref> Such usage is not universal among IHEU member organizations, though most of them do observe these conventions.