Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday

15 August 2021

Secular Sunday #503 – The Catholic church versus democracy

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial The Catholic church versus democracy   Niall Stokes has written a powerful article in Hot Press about why the Catholic Church should have nothing to do...

8 August 2021

Secular Sunday #502 – One Oath for All

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial One Oath for All   The Irish Government is disgracefully arguing at the European Court of Human Rights that the religious oaths for President and...

1 August 2021

Secular Sunday #501 – What will the UN Special Envoy do?

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial What will the UN Special Envoy do?   This week the Government appointed Katherine Zappone as Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Expression. Many...

25 July 2021

Secular Sunday #500 – Halfway to Edition #1,000!

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Secular Sunday #500 – Halfway to Edition #1,000!   This week sees the publication of the 500th edition of weekly newsletter Secular Sunday. To mark the...

18 July 2021

Secular Sunday #499 – Submission to Anti-racism Committee

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Submission to Anti-racism Committee   Atheist Ireland made a submission this week to the Department of Equality’s Independent Anti-Racism Committee. As atheists, we empathise with members...

11 July 2021

Secular Sunday #498 – Debutante film to have online premiere

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial Debutante film to have online premiere   Debutante, a short film about religious control and coming-of-age in a hostile environment, will have its online premiere...

4 July 2021

Secular Sunday #497 – The right to freedom of conscience

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial The right to freedom of conscience   Article 44.1 of the Irish Constitution protects the right to freedom of conscience. The Irish State has failed to...

27 June 2021

Secular Sunday #496 – Hospitals, Schools, and Assisted Dying

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Hospitals, Schools, and Assisted Dying   It is scandalous that the Government is even contemplating ceding control over the new national maternity hospital to a private...

20 June 2021

Secular Sunday #495 – Religion teachers undermine students’ rights

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Religion teachers undermine students’ rights   This week religion teachers complained about Catholic students being bullied because they are different. They are correct to raise this...

13 June 2021

Secular Sunday #494 – The right to freedom of thought

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial The right to freedom of thought   This week Atheist Ireland made a submission about freedom of thought to Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special...