A campaign for secular education
Government Bill in the Dail today will reinforce discrimination against atheist teachers
The Government is today bringing to the Dail a Bill to protect Catholic LGBT teachers from discrimination. While that part of the Bill is obviously a good thing, the Bill also reinforces the right of state-funded schools to discriminate against atheist and minority faith teachers. The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill ...
The Catholic Church is opposed to the Recommendation from the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism on Education About Religions, Beliefs and Ethics (ERB and ethics). Given the legal framework in Ireland, there really is little hope that this Recommendation will ever be realised. The Recommendation from the Forum on Patronage ...
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has launched a consultation about introducing a new course in Irish Primary Schools called Education about Religions and Beliefs and Ethics (ERBE). At first glance this seems like a step forward, but on further examination it cannot be, unless there are also legal changes, and the ...
The Claire Byrne show last night on RTE discussed religious discrimination in access to schools. On one side we had Paddy Monahan arguing for the removal of religious discrimination in access (Section 7-3(c) of the Equal Status Act). On the other side we had David Quinn of the Iona Institute ...
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