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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2014 · 1H 20M

How does an atheist celebrate rites of passage? Unbelievable?

from Unbelievable? · host Justin Brierley

How does a non-religious person choose to mark significant milestones in life such as births, weddings and deaths? Some people are turning to the services of Humanist celebrants such as Hannah Hart, who talks to Justin about her line of work. Faith Forster is co-founder of Ichthus Christian Fellowship and discusses the differences between the way she conducts baby dedications, weddings and funerals as a Christian, compared to Hannah's non-religious ceremonies. For Hannah Hart http://humanist.org.uk/hannahhart/ For Faith Forster http://www.ichthus.org.uk/ For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter For Unbelievable? The Conference video website http://www.premier.org.uk/apologetics Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 26th January 2013 - The atheist church - Sanderson Jones & David Robertson Unbelievable? 11 February 2012 - Should atheists be more religious? Alain de Botton & James Orr

How does a non-religious person choose to mark significant milestones in life such as births, weddings and deaths? Some people are turning to the services of Humanist celebrants such as Hannah Hart, who talks to Justin about her line of work. Faith Forster is co-founder of Ichthus Christian Fellowship and discusses the differences between the way she conducts baby dedications, weddings and funerals as a Christian, compared to Hannah's non-religious ceremonies. For Hannah Hart http://humanist.org.uk/hannahhart/ For Faith Forster http://www.ichthus.org.uk/ For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter For Unbelievable? The Conference video website http://www.premier.org.uk/apologetics Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 26th January 2013 - The atheist church - Sanderson Jones & David Robertson Unbelievable? 11 February 2012 - Should atheists be more religious? Alain de Botton & James Orr

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