Secular Sunday #74 – Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Here it is: the usual weekly mix of news, blogs and event listings with some good news for any secular feminist Cinderellas afraid of missing out on the Empowering Women through Secularism conference. We may have found your fairy godmother (so to speak). - Derek Walsh, Editor (more…)
Secular Sunday #73 – It’s A Cracker
Another late night edition. (It's not rational not to take advantage of unexpectedly good weather.) We have some good news about our conference, a profile of one of its speakers, the welcome return of our news roundup (helpfully compiled by Barbara Monea), as well as listings of upcoming events and ...
Secular Sunday #73 – It's A Cracker
Another late night edition. (It's not rational not to take advantage of unexpectedly good weather.) We have some good news about our conference, a profile of one of its speakers, the welcome return of our news roundup (helpfully compiled by Barbara Monea), as well as listings of upcoming events and ...
Secular Sunday #72 – Cardinal Sinners and Feminist Winners
It's time for another Secular Sunday. With less than seven weeks to go until our Empowering Women through Secularism conference, we profile one of the most experienced of our speakers. We've also got the best of Irish atheist blogs (which tend to feature Cardinal Sean Brady quite heavily this week), and of course a ...
Secular schools and human rights: extract from book chapter by Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly
Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly wrote a chapter on secular education and human rights for the book ‘Towards Mutual Ground - Pluralism, Religious Education and Diversity in Irish Schools’ edited by Gareth Byrne and Patricia Kieran and published last week by Columba Press. Other contributors to the book include Dermot ...
A response to Dick Spicer’s open letter to Atheist Ireland about secular politics
This is a response by Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent to Dick Spicer’s open letter to Atheist Ireland last week, followed by documentary evidence that the HAI does in fact promote the political cause of separation of church and state, contrary to the assertions made by both Dick Spicer and ...
A response to Dick Spicer’s open letter to Atheist Ireland about secular politics
This is a response by Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent to Dick Spicer’s open letter to Atheist Ireland last week, followed by documentary evidence that the HAI does in fact promote the political cause of separation of church and state, contrary to the assertions made by both Dick Spicer and ...