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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Secular Sunday #407 – The State should not endorse ‘miracles’
13/10/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #407 – The State should not endorse ‘miracles’

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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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Secular Sunday #406 – Pastafarian exposes religious discrimination in marriage law
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Secular Sunday #406 – Pastafarian exposes religious discrimination in marriage law

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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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Secular Sunday #405 – Objective Sex Education
29/09/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #405 – Objective Sex Education

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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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Secular Sunday #404 – Homework Pass for Singing at Mass
22/09/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #404 – Homework Pass for Singing at Mass

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Secular Sunday #403 – First meeting with ETBI
15/09/2019 No Comments

Secular Sunday #403 – First meeting with ETBI

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