Supporting the right to die – my discussion on Newstalk
I discussed the right to die on Newstalk Radio Lunchtime on Monday.
My review of 2015 for atheists and secularists
2015 was bookended by the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan massacres in Paris. Meanwhile, Islamic States violated human rights through blasphemy laws, lack of due process, persecution, floggings and executions, and ISIS tried to bring us back centuries to an even more barbaric implementation of Sharia law. Ireland was at the forefront of both secular progress and resistance to secular progress. […]
Happy Christmas!
Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade The Office Christmas Special White Wine in the Sun – Tim Minchin
Atheist Song of the Week #10 – White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin
My Atheist Song of the Week for Christmas Day has to be Tim Minchin with White Wine in the Sun. Happy Christmas! “I’m not expecting big presentsThe old combination of socks, jocks and chocolatesis just fine by meCos I’ll be seeing my dadMy brother and sisters, my gran and my mumThey’ll be drinking white wine […]
The real meaning of Christmas? My discussion on BBC Radio Ulster
I discussed the real meaning of Christmas on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback with Pastor Paul Burns and host Conor Bradford.
Atheist Song of the Week #9 – God’s Song by Randy Newman
My ninth Atheist Song of the Week is the legendary Randy Newman, with God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind). “I burn down your citiesHow blind you must be?I take from you your childrenAnd you say how blessed are we.You all must be crazyto put your faith in me.That’s why I love mankind.” See also […]
The end of the religious curriculum Rule? My debate on Newstalk today
The Minister for Education has said she will remove Rule 68 in January. This is the rule that obliges schools to permeate religion throughout the curriculum. I debated this with David Quinn of the Iona Institute on Newstalk Lunchtime today.
Atheist Song of the Week #8 – Isn’t This World Enough? by Admiral Fallow
My eighth Atheist Song of the Week is Louis Abbott’s Scottish indie band Admiral Fallow, with Isn’t This World Enough? from their album Tree Bursts in Snow. “Isn’t this world enough?Isn’t this world enough?From your first exhale to your very last breath,Isn’t this world enough?” See also my regularly updated list of video links to […]
New Equal Participation in Schools Bill from Socialist Party/AAA
The Socialist Party/AAA has submitted a new Equal Participation in Schools Bill, which incorporates proposals from Atheist Ireland and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on bringing about schools equality. The new Bill will propose fundamental changes to three of the four areas of Atheist Ireland’s Schools Equality PACT – Patronage, Access and Curriculum. […]
Government undermines democracy by closing down equality debate and betraying its own pledge
The Government tonight closed down a debate on ending religious discrimination in schools, by rushing through the final three stages of an Equality Bill in just over an hour, and then voting to betray its own pledge in the Programme for Government to protect atheist and minority faith teachers from religious discrimination. The commitment in […]