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18 March 2012

Secular Sunday #12 – Snakes and Shamrock Special

Welcome to a special St. Patrick’s Day/ Mothers’ Day/ Bank Holiday weekend edition of Secular Sunday. (Actually it’s just a regular edition. If you want something related to St. Patrick’s Day or Mothers’ Day, try all forms of media or any retail outlet.) In this...

11 March 2012

Secular Sunday #11 – Competition Time

Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday, the weekly newsletter of Atheist Ireland. In this issue: News Upcoming Events Competition Time

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4 March 2012

Secular Sunday #10 – Educating the Educators

Good morning, afternoon, evening or whatever time you’re reading this. Whatever time it is, there’s always time for Secular Sunday! In this issue: News Upcoming Events Volunteering Bloggery

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27 February 2012

Atheist Ireland to meet Council of Europe delegations

Atheist Ireland is meeting two Council of Europe delegations today who are in Dublin monitoring Ireland’s record in protecting human rights. They are the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), and the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities...

26 February 2012

Secular Sunday #9 – Debates, Dialogues and Disquisitions

Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday, the newsletter of Atheist Ireland. In this issue: News Upcoming Events Blog Round-up

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23 February 2012

Seanad to vote today to add silent reflection before daily prayer

Irish Senators will be asked today to vote that they must stand for 30 seconds of silent reflection each morning, before they continue the current practice of praying to the Christian God, asking that god to direct their actions so that every word and work...

19 February 2012

Secular Sunday #8 – News and Views

Time for another Secular Sunday! In this issue: News Upcoming Events Opinions

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12 February 2012

Secular Sunday #7 – It’s Darwin Day!

Welcome to this special Darwin Day edition of Secular Sunday. As you all no doubt know, Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809. His book On The Origin of Species , published when he was 50, described for the first time a plausible...

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...

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,...