Secular Sunday #372 – ETB schools breaching human rights
10/02/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #372 – ETB schools breaching human rights

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Secular Sunday #371 – Atheist Ireland welcomes Objective Sex Education report
03/02/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #371 – Atheist Ireland welcomes Objective Sex Education report

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Atheist Ireland welcomes Education Committee report supporting objective sex education
29/01/2019 No Comments

Atheist Ireland welcomes Education Committee report supporting objective sex education

Atheist Ireland welcomes the Oireachtas Education Committee report on Objective Sex Education. The report has recommended, as Atheist Ireland asked it to do, that the law must be changed to remove the role of ethos as a barrier to the objective and factual delivery of sex education curriculums. It has ...

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Secular Sunday #370- CNS’s role in a Catholic vision for religious education
27/01/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #370- CNS’s role in a Catholic vision for religious education

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Secular Sunday #369 – More revelations on private talks between Church and ETBs
20/01/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #369 – More revelations on private talks between Church and ETBs

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The Irish Times is correct to warn against weakening the laws that regulate political funding
20/01/2019 No Comments

The Irish Times is correct to warn against weakening the laws that regulate political funding

The Irish Times (editorial, Jan 16th) is correct to warn that allowing foreign political donations could have negative consequences for our democracy. It is also correct to highlight the similarities between funding election campaigns and funding political lobbying between elections. Atheist Ireland is a small advocacy group promoting human rights. ...

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We should challenge, not respect, Ethiopian religious customs that are unjust to women and LGBT people
15/01/2019 No Comments

We should challenge, not respect, Ethiopian religious customs that are unjust to women and LGBT people

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar defended his visit to a male-only Ethiopian Orthodox monastery, while leaving the women members of the Irish delegation outside, by saying it was appropriate to respect the rules and customs of different cultures and religions in their country. The Irish delegation included Irish ambassador to Ethiopia, Sonja ...

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Secular Sunday #368 – One Oath For All
13/01/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #368 – One Oath For All

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Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and others must swear a religious oath to remain in office
12/01/2019 1 Comment

Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and others must swear a religious oath to remain in office

One of Atheist Ireland’s main campaigns this year is One Oath For All, a campaign to remove from the Constitution the religious oath that Presidents, Judges, and members of the Council of State must swear. Many people are unaware that this oath encompasses the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, chair of the Dáil and ...

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Secular Sunday #367 – The right to withhold respect
06/01/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #367 – The right to withhold respect

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