Secular Sunday #483 – Submission to the UN under the Universal Periodic Review
This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email Editorial Submission to the UN under the Universal Periodic Review This week Atheist Ireland along with the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community have sent a Submission to the UN ...
Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance, and Ahmadiyya Muslims ask UN to strengthen secularism in Ireland
Ireland will be questioned this year by the United Nations Human Rights Council under a process called the Universal Periodic Review. Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, have made this joint submission to UN on freedom of religion and belief in Ireland. ...
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 submission to the Public Consultation Commission on ...
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 the Defence Forces Website says 6. What ...
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 by endorsing an organisation of ...
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 secular. These include the United Nations, the ...
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, including persons with non-theistic and ...
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 Ireland, which is due in October / ...