Atheist Ireland | April 2014

30/04/2014 Jane Donnelly

Why the Catholic Church cannot give Ruairi Quinn examples of inclusive schools.

Last week the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn caused a bit of a stir when he said that the Catholic Church had not supplied any examples of how their schools are inclusive. The Catholic Church claims that their schools are inclusive but failed to give any examples of ...

27/04/2014 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #122 – Earthly Powers

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27/04/2014 Michael Nugent

Atheist Ireland is asking European and Local Election candidates to support this Secular Statement

Atheist Ireland is contacting European and Local Election candidates, asking them to support a Secular Statement supporting freedom of religion or belief and separation of church and state. The statement is based on the Dublin Declaration on Secularism and the Place of Religion in Public Life, which was adopted in ...

25/04/2014 Michael Nugent

Update: Green Party election candidates respond positively to Atheist Ireland's Secular Statement

Update on Sunday 27 April: Several Green Party local election candidates have now indicated that they support the principles in the Secular Statement, and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has contacted our Dublin Region chairperson Ashling O’Brien to say that their European Election candidates had already agreed to sign a ...

20/04/2014 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #121 – A Bad Weekend for Our Sins

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14/04/2014 Michael Nugent

Approach of religious discrimination Bill is undesirable, says Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said that the approach of the current Seanad Bill allowing religious discrimination is undesirable, and may continue to leave the State exposed to a breach of its obligations under the European Employment Equality Directive 2000/78. In a new Recommendation Paper, authored by ...

13/04/2014 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #120 – Liberal Chaos

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09/04/2014 Michael Nugent

Senators raise Atheist Ireland concerns and proposals about religious job discrimination law

The concerns and proposals raised by Atheist Ireland in our briefing document to Senators were raised in the Seanad today, during a Committee Stage debate on Section 37 of the Employment Equality Act. This is the Section that allows religious institutions, including schools and hospitals, an exemption to discriminate against ...

07/04/2014 Michael Nugent

Please ask Irish Senators today to oppose religious job discrimination in Seanad tomorrow, Wednesday 9 April

This Wednesday 9 April, Irish Senators will discuss a Bill that aims to amend Section 37 of the Irish Employment Equality Act. This is the Section that allows religious institutions, including schools and hospitals, an exemption to discriminate against employees to protect the religious ethos of their institution. This is ...

06/04/2014 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #119 – Won't Get Fooled Again

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