A campaign for secular education
Secular Dublin City University is using State resources to research and advance faith development of adults
Dublin City University, a non-denominational secular University, is conducting a three-year research project on Adult Religious Education and Faith Development (AREFD), funded by the Presentation Sisters North East Province, and run through the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education at the University. The aim of the project will be to ...
Guest post by Graeme Carter, of the parents' group No Accord in Educate Together As of Friday 7th June, the Catholic charity agency Accord will no longer be delivering the Relationship and Sex Education curriculum in Castleknock Educate Together National School. The school’s announcement of this fact was a pleasant ...
Irish schools are breaching their obligations under GDPR and human rights law, in relation to the right of parents and students to not attend religious teaching and worship while not disclosing sensitive information. Atheist Ireland has written to the Data Protection Commissioner, the Department of Education, and the ETBI about ...
The Irish Constitution obliges the State to respect the inalienable right of parents to ensure the education of their children is in conformity with their convictions. The European Court of Human Rights has defined indoctrination in the education system as not ‘respecting’ parents’ convictions. Despite this, Church and State in ...
The Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, and the Department of Education are now claiming that if a class is teaching one religion then it is religious instruction, and if it is teaching a number of religions then it is religious education. They go on to claim that, because of this, ...
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