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5 February 2012

Secular Sunday #6 – Blasphemy, Blaspheyou

Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday. We have a packed issue this week with a focus on blasphemy, our first competition, and news of upcoming events, including not one but two events outside Dublin! But first this: Today at 4:00 pm. A celebration of Christopher...

4 February 2012

Atheist Ireland briefing for TDs and Senators on Irish blasphemy law

On Tuesday 31st January, along with Professor David Nash of Oxford Brookes University, Committee members of Atheist Ireland met with TDs, Senators, and their representatives, at Leinster House to brief them on the need to repeal the Irish blasphemy law. Atheist Ireland Chairperson, Michael Nugent...

3 February 2012

Repeal blasphemy laws: David Nash and Austin Dacey talk to Atheist Ireland

This is the second in a series of occasional lectures hosted by Atheist Ireland and livestreamed on the Internet. Professor David Nash and Austin Dacey talk about blasphemy laws, at a discussion chaired by Michael Nugent.

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3 February 2012

Two Irish Senators support Alexander Aan in Indonesian blasphemy case

Following a briefing of politicians by Atheist Ireland on Tuesday, two Irish Senators have asked the Irish Government to support Alexander Aan, the indonesian civil servant who is facing blasphemy charges for writing on Facebook that God does not exist. Speaking in the Seanad this...

2 February 2012

Senator Ivana Bacik calls for debate on Irish blasphemy law

Senator Ivana Bacik yesterday requested a Senate debate on the Irish blasphemy law and its international implications, following a briefing by Atheist Ireland of politicians in Leinster House the previous day. Senator Maurice Cummins responded that the Government can certainly look at this.

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29 January 2012

Secular Sunday #5 – Make Your Voice Heard

Wakey Wakey! It’s time for another Secular Sunday. First things first: TODAY at 2:00 pm, Atheist Ireland presents “Is Anything Sacred?”, a public discussion of Irish and international blasphemy laws. Our speakers are two world-class experts on blasphemy law: Austin Dacey, Ph.D. from New York,...

22 January 2012

Secular Sunday #4 – You Gotta Fight For Your Rights

It’s time for another Secular Sunday, the online weekly newsletter of Atheist Ireland. In this issue: News Upcoming Events Young People These Days

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5 January 2012

Dublin Declaration on Secularism and Religion in Public Life

On Sunday 5 June 2011, the World Atheist Convention in Dublin discussed and adopted the following declaration on secularism and the place of religion in public life. Please discuss and promote it with your friends and colleagues, and if you are a a member of...

21 December 2011

Interview about Atheist Ireland for skyzthelimi7 and Atheism TV

Last week Randall Calvin interviewed Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent for skyzthelimi7 and Atheism TV.

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3 October 2011

Atheist Ireland report from OSCE human rights conference in Poland

Every year in Warsaw, Poland the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organizes a two-week conference called the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). The HDIM is a forum where OSCE participating States together with Partners for Co-operation, civil society, OSCE institutions and...