February 2016 - Teach Dont Preach

February 23, 2016 No Comments Teach Dont Preach

Which Irish political parties have the most secular policies?

How do the political parties in this Friday’s General Election stand on separation of Church and State, with a particular focus on secular education and blasphemy? Atheist Ireland is not asking people to vote for any particular party or candidate. Atheists and secularists are typically independently-minded people who each value ...

Irish Atheists, Evangelicals and Muslims unite for Secularism at Inter Belief Day

Jane Donnelly and Michael Nugent took part in a very positive Inter Belief Dialogue conference in Mary Immaculate College Limerick yesterday. There were representatives from the NCCA, which is currently preparing a State course for primary schools about religion, beliefs and ethics, as well as speakers from various religious and ...

ETB second level schools illegally force students to take compulsory religion classes

The teaching of religion at second level does not get much media attention. The media and most campaigns to change the education system concentrate on religion in schools at Primary level. But Atheist Ireland receives most complaints from parents who tell us that religious instruction is compulsory in second level schools run by Education and ...