Don’t be fooled – Community National Schools reflect Catholic teaching
A school in Kerry is to re-open as a Community National School. The Bishop of Kerry is to transfer a primary school to the patronage of the local Education and Training Board. The Catholic Church prefer the (ETB) Community National schools because these schools reflect their educational philosophy. When the ...
Rise in number of people symbolically defecting from the Catholic Church
Notme.ie sees an increase in the number of people symbolically defecting from the Catholic Church. Atheist Ireland runs a website called notme.ie. The purpose of this website is to allow people to register that they would choose to leave the Catholic Church if they were allowed to do so. Over ...
ETBI/CNS now using new phrase “belief nurturing” to hide reality of faith formation during school day
It has become clear over the last week that the Minister for Education is supporting ETB Community National Schools. We are very concerned about the establishment of Community National Schools at primary level, given the record of ETBs in relation to the teaching religion at second level, and the amount ...
Now Minister Bruton wants to pay Catholic Church for Christian ETB schools to use their buildings
The Minister for Education has announced yet another consultation process in relation to religion and education. This time he hopes to pay the Catholic Church rent for school buildings, if they agree to a different Patron body running a small number of schools, while the State also pays for the operation and ...
Freedom of Conscience in the USA
In an interview with the Christian Broadcast Network, the American President Donald Trump has stated that he will introduce a new policy to prioritise Christians within the asylum process. Atheist Ireland is opposed to such policies, as an overt abuse of the human right to the freedom of conscience. Article ...
Secular Sunday #249 ‘Our busiest week ever?…Probably’
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Atheist Ireland Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Atheist Ireland has given a written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the final session of the Universal Periodic Review of Ireland. The Thirty Third session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will take place from 13th – 30th of September. Ireland’s Working Group Report ...
Secular Sunday #244 ‘Compulsory religion classes in ‘inclusive’ ETB schools
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Secular Sunday # 235 ‘Facing the Truth: Religious Intolerance of LGBT People’
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Atheist Ireland at International Hate Studies Conference in Limerick
Atheist Ireland was represented this week at the International Network on Hate Studies conference in the University of Limerick. It was one of the most engaging and informative conferences that we have attended. We learned a lot about prejudice and hate motivated behaviour, which we will be able to bring ...