Gods and Politics Conference Adopts Declaration on Religion in Public Life. The recent Gods and Politics conference in Copenhagen adopted the following Declaration on Religion in Public Life. The conference was the first European event of Atheist Alliance International, and was co-hosted by AAI and...
At the beginning of February 2009 DUP assemblyman Mervin Storey highlighted to us the decreasing quality of politicians in the island of Ireland when he whinged about a top Northern Irish museum failing to give equal time to creationism in it’s exhibitions. Out of touch...
Today, Monday May 31st, Paul Gill of Atheist Ireland will finish his 25-day walk the length of Ireland to raise support for the promised blasphemy referendum. Please send him a text now to congratulate him at +35386 7325365. Also, if you are in Ireland today,...
NEW: You can send Paul a message of support on 086-732-5365 Starting today, Thursday May 6th, Atheist Ireland member Paul Gill will walk the length of Ireland, from Mizen Head in Cork to Malin Head in Donegal, to highlight the need to vote Yes in...
Atheist is to walk the length of Ireland to protest against the Republic’s new blasphemy law. From BBC News Blasphemy man begins long protest Paul Gill, a former social worker from Donegal will set off on his 625km trek in protest against a new...
Debate: “One Can Not Be Truly Moral Without God” Michael Nugent, chairperson of Atheist Ireland, took part in a debate with John Murray, director of the Iona Institute for Religion and Society, on the motion that one cannot be truly moral without God. The debate...
Blasphemous art exhibition challenges Ireland’s blasphemy law. A new art exhibition titled Blasphemous opened (appropriately) on Good Friday in the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA) in Lad Lane, off Baggot Street, Dublin 2. It’s the second art exhibition to highlight and challenge the new...
‘Blasphemous’: a celebration of artistic freedom. The Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin is hosting the exhibition “Blasphemous” from 2nd April 2010. “Perhaps the most blasphemous notion to any religion is the existence and practice of all others, and so keeping that in mind we...
Michael Nugent debates “This house believes that one cannot be truly moral without God”. Christian Union and Maynooth LnD will host a debate on “This house believes that one cannot be truly moral without God” as a part of part of our Christianity Week on...
Ivana Bacik discusses Ireland’s blasphemy law at UCC. About Ivana Bacik: “I have a track record of campaigning on education rights, on equality, social policy issues, womens rights, criminal justice and anti-racism, and will continue to pursue these issues in the Seanad.” “I believe in...