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From Belgium to Saudi Arabia, IHEU ranks the best and worst countries in which to be an atheist
The IHEU Freedom of Thought Report 2018 ranks the best and worst countries in the world to be an atheist, based on restrictions or discrimination in four areas: constitution and government; education and children’s rights; family, community and society; and freedom of expression. The IHEU is the International Humanist and ...
The people of Ireland have finally removed the medieval crime of blasphemy from our constitution, after a decade of campaigning by Atheist Ireland to have this referendum held. We will now continue to lobby for other secular changes, including ending the religious oath for President and the control that the ...
Exit polls suggest that today’s Yes vote might be between 69% (Irish Times exit poll) and 71% (RTE exit poll). We must remember that these are only exit polls, and not the official result of the vote, which we will not know until tomorrow or Sunday. Whatever the actual result, ...
Senator Ronan Mullen voted against the Irish blasphemy law in 2009, despite denying that he did so on Prime Time yesterday. He opposed the blasphemy law because it did not explicitly allow religious people to blaspheme against matters held sacred by other religions. He added: ‘I say this as someone ...
One of the arguments that Atheist Ireland has made, in support of removing the Irish blasphemy law, is that repressive regimes have used our law to politically justify their use of blasphemy laws, and to attempt to spread blasphemy laws around the world. Here is the most significant example of ...
At a meeting today with Atheist Ireland, the Department of Education has confirmed that all students can still opt out of the NCCA State course in religious education in ETB schools, despite the recent Circular Letter suggesting the opposite. However, ETB schools will not be obliged to offer such students ...
Public Meeting to Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law Cork When: 20th of October at 3pm Where Metropole Hotel Cork Public Meeting in Cork on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. Find this event on facebook and meetup. The Irish Constitution, written in ...
We were shocked to read a report in the Irish Times this morning that the Department of Education may be considering a new Circular Letter to ETB schools that would force students to attend the State course in Religious Education against their conscience, contrary to Section 30.2(e) of the Education ...
Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove Blasphemy Law Galway When: 16th of October at 8pm Where Harbour Hotel Galway Public Meeting in Galway on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, makes blasphemy an offence punishable by ...
Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law When 13th of October at 3pm Where Buswells Hotel 23-27 Molesworth St Dublin Public Meeting including guest speakers David Nash, Blasphemy laws historian Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland More speakers too follow. #BlasphemyRef The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, ...