Catholic School lesson plan promotes sexist, violent, antisemitic, forged Bible passage
15/10/2019 1 Comment

Catholic School lesson plan promotes sexist, violent, antisemitic, forged Bible passage

A lesson plan in the Catholic Grow in Love series, for sixth class students, has the students acting out the Bible story about “the woman caught in adultery." This will be taught in about 90% of State-funded primary schools in Ireland, and teachers who want a job in these schools ...

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Internal ETBI report vindicates Atheist Ireland claims about religion in State schools
07/10/2019 No Comments

Internal ETBI report vindicates Atheist Ireland claims about religion in State schools

Today the Irish Times published details of an internal ETBI report that vindicates what Atheist Ireland has been saying for years about the teaching of religion in Education and Training Board schools. ETBs are supposed to be the State-run alternative to denominational schools, but unfortunately many of them are run ...

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Atheist Ireland supports Court challenge on religious oaths
06/10/2019 No Comments

Atheist Ireland supports Court challenge on religious oaths

Atheist Ireland supports the five Irish citizens who are taking a European Court challenge to the religious oaths that must be sworn by the Irish President, judges and members of the Council of State, which includes the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Chairs of the Oireachtas, and others. David Norris, Róisín Shortall, John ...

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Pastafarian exposes religious discrimination in marriage law
06/10/2019 No Comments

Pastafarian exposes religious discrimination in marriage law

John Hamill, a former member of Atheist Ireland, was a guest on RTE’s Liveline show this week. He was interviewed in his new role as the founder of the Reformed Congregationalist Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in Ireland, also known as Pastafarians. On behalf of his church, John had ...

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Dail to debate Objective Sex Education Report this Thursday
24/09/2019 No Comments

Dail to debate Objective Sex Education Report this Thursday

This Thursday the Dail will be debating the Oireachtas Education Committee Report on Objective Sex Education, which was published last January. Please contact your TDs between now and Thursday to ask them to speak on the issue in the Dail debate, and to support the recommendations of the Report. The ...

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The Catholic Church’s imaginary authority
07/09/2019 2 Comments

The Catholic Church’s imaginary authority

The Catholic Primate of All Ireland Eamon Martin made two claims this week that show how out of touch with reality that the Catholic Church is. Firstly he said that Catholic politicians are obliged to oppose laws that violate Catholic policy on the integrity of life created in God’s image. ...

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Atheist Ireland supports the campaign to free Iranian blogger Soheil Arabi
17/08/2019 No Comments

Atheist Ireland supports the campaign to free Iranian blogger Soheil Arabi

Soheil Arabi is a 33-year-old Iranian blogger with a young daughter. He has been jailed and tortured since his arrest in 2013 for criticising Islam on Facebook. He was originally sentenced to death, which was revised on appeal to seven and a half years in prison plus thirty lashes if ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Contents
01/08/2019 No Comments

A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Contents

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government,  Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page links to the contents of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. Contents 1. Overview of Atheist Ireland’s ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 1 of 5 – Overview
01/08/2019 No Comments

A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 1 of 5 – Overview

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government,  Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 1 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 2 of 5 – Dialogue
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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 2 of 5 – Dialogue

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government,  Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 2 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as ...

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