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21 March 2021

Secular Sunday #482 – Religious Discrimination in the Defence Forces

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial Religious Discrimination in the Defence Forces   Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, have made a joint...

19 March 2021

Religious discrimination in the Irish Defence Forces Part 1

Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, have made the following joint submission to the Public Consultation Commission on the Defence Forces. 1. Introduction 2. Overview 3. Population Demographics 4. Catholic Culture in the Defence Forces 5. What...

16 March 2021

Vatican’s anti-gay-union dogma is part of the ethos of Irish schools

The Vatican has repeated its policy that it will not bless same sex unions. This should not be a surprise for anybody who is following the changing demographics of the Catholic Church, and the leadership of the theologically conservative Pope Francis, who started his papacy...

14 March 2021

Secular Sunday #481 – The human right to be atheist and secular

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial The human right to be atheist and secular   Atheist Ireland interacts regularly with international oversight bodies to protect the right to be atheist and...

9 March 2021

The Human Right to be Atheist and Secular

There is an established internationally recognised human right to be atheist, agnostic, secular, humanist, or in any other way free from religion. This human right is part of the fundamental right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief. It applies equally to all persons,...

7 March 2021

Secular Sunday #480 – Ireland’s turn at the Universal Periodic Review

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Ireland’s turn at the Universal Periodic Review   Atheist Ireland is working on a Submission to the UN for the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of...

28 February 2021

Secular Sunday #479 – Stay safe during the Covid lockdown

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Stay safe during the Covid lockdown   We hope that you are coping well during the current lockdown, and that you will get your Covid vaccine...

21 February 2021

Secular Sunday #478 – Statutory Guidelines on Religion in Schools

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Statutory Guidelines on Religion in Schools   The State needs to rebalance Constitutional rights regarding religion in schools in order to guarantee the Constitutional and Human...

14 February 2021

Secular Sunday #477 – Timeline of Religious Discrimination in Schools

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial Timeline of Religious Discrimination in Schools   Over the past fifty years, the Irish education system has evolved to include religious discrimination that was not intended...

14 February 2021

How unintended religious discrimination in Irish schools has evolved since 1965

Over the past fifty years, the Irish education system has evolved to include religious discrimination that was not intended to be there. The influence of the Catholic Church has undermined attempts by politicians to respect and balance the Constitutional rights of all families. Please lobby...