Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

HUMANISTISCH VERBOND (HUMANISTSOCIETY)

Founded in 1946, an organization that works for churchless people who can be re garded as modern humanists. One of its basic principles is the idea that people are responsible for their own behavior and have a responsibility for society as well. Self-determination, tolerance, and equal treatment have always been important key words within this circle. The Human ist Society offers, among other things, services for funeral ceremonies.