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16/12/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #364 – Catholic Codes of Conduct

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09/12/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #363 – Remembering Joe Davis

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03/12/2018 No Comments Atheist Ireland

Irish schools require children to respect Vatican codes of conduct that discriminate against gay people

The Irish Times reports that Pope Francis is concerned about what he describes as the “serious issue” of homosexuality and that being gay is a “fashion” to which the clergy is susceptible. He has said that “gay people should not be accepted into ministry”. It is nothing new that the Catholic ...

02/12/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #362 – Atheist Ireland holds tenth AGM

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26/11/2018 No Comments John Hamill

The Irish Defence Forces Evangelise Military Personnel

The Irish Defence Forces operate a website for the Military Chaplaincy, which provides a service that is legally and constitutionally obliged to address those of all faiths and none with full equality. Unfortunately, it does not. Instead, this website provides for State-funded evangelisation of Catholicism towards military personnel and their ...

25/11/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #361 – Chaplains in the Irish Defence Forces

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19/11/2018 No Comments John Hamill

Chaplains in the Irish Defence Forces

Atheist Ireland has written the letter below to Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe TD. Dear Minister Kehoe, Following some complaints that we have received from current and former members of the Irish Defence Forces, Atheist Ireland has recently completed processing a Freedom of Information request about ...

18/11/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #360 – Upcoming Events

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11/11/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #359 – One Oath For All

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11/11/2018 1 Comment Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland launches ‘One Oath For All’ campaign

Atheist Ireland is today launching a ‘One Oath For All’ campaign, to enable conscientious atheists to hold the office of President, Judge, Taoiseach, or other members of the Council of State. Today Michael D Higgins will begin his second term as President, after fourteen elections or uncontested nominations since 1938, ...

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