Irreligion in Singapore

As of 2010, 17% of Singaporeans have no religious affiliation.^[2] Non-religious Singaporeans are found in various ethnic groups and all walks of life in Singapore. Singapore's non-religious tend to be atheists, agnostics, humanists, theists and skeptics. Some locals affiliate with no religion, but still choose to practice traditional rituals like ancestor worship. The number of non-religious people in Singapore has risen slightly. Census reports show that those who said they have no religion rose from 13% in 1980 to 17% in 2010. In recent years, social gatherings of non-religious people have become more popular in Singapore.

Since 2005, informal atheist groups had organised social gatherings to discuss religion and secularism, and popular books on the topic from authors such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. One of the earliest groups was called the Atheist Haven, and was formed by three Singaporeans in 2004.^[3]

Humanist Society of Singapore

In 2008, the Singapore Humanism Meetup was formed as a social network of secular humanists, atheists and agnostics.^[4] In October 2010, the Humanist Society (Singapore) became the first humanist group to be gazetted as a society. Many pioneer members of the society met at gatherings organised by the Singapore Humanism Meetup.^[5]

Affiliation

Non-religious groups in Singapore are also linked to other non-religious networks in Southeast Asia. The Singapore Humanism Meetup, Singaporean Atheists and Humanist Society (Singapore) are listed on the Southeast Asian Atheists website.^[6]

See also

• Religion in Singapore
• Article 15 of the Constitution of Singapore
• Freedom of religion in Singapore
• Singaporean Chinese religion
• Humanism

References

External links

• Humanist Society (Singapore)
• Singapore Atheists
• SEA Atheists
• Singapore Humanism Meetup

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