Catholic schools are now teaching infants that Mary said Yes! to becoming pregnant despite being afraid and confused. I discussed this, and religious discrimination in Irish schools, with Billy McCarthy on WLR FM today.
I described Atheist Ireland’s work and proposals for Schools Equality in Ireland, at the march against religious discrimination in schools organised by Roopesh Panicker in Dublin yesterday.
This is my second Atheist Song of the Week. It’s a short and funny folk song by Cheryl Wheeler about the priorities and personality quirks of the various gods that people believe in. “Is your God the same Godwho’s working with the Pope?Is it the same Godsuspicious of Tinky Winky?” See also my updated list […]
I discussed my atheism, plus morality, religion and secularism, on RTE’s The Leap of Faith with Michael Comyn.
Is Christianity holding Northern Ireland back? In four weeks time, at 8pm on Thursday 19 November, I will be debating this question with the Reverend David Robertson of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, in the Stormont Hotel in Belfast, chaired by William Crawley of the BBC. The Big Debate has been organised by Dundonald […]
I debated RTE’s new Angelus on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback with Roger Childs, RTE’s Head of Religious Programs, hosted by William Crawley.
I was interviewed on Newstalk Radio this morning about RTE’s revamped Angelus, which RTE claims is inclusive of all faiths and none. I argued that it disrespects atheists by asking us to pause and reflect under a Catholic call to prayer.
Would religion help if we colonised Mars? My debate with David Wilkinson and Beth Singlar on BBC Radio Ulster Sunday Sequence, hosted by Audrey Carville, today.
Starting today, I’ll be featuring an Atheist Song of the Week. Naturally I give pride of place to Uniformitarian Naturalism by God Hates Disco, who had the good taste to sample one of my debates in this Geogaddi-evoking track from their recent album Great Radio. You may notice that, unlike my debate opponent, I did […]
I did this short interview on RTE today about how the Schools Equality PACT can end religious discrimination in Irish schools. It is a concise overview of the problems of the Irish education system, so please take two minutes to listen and share it. You can read and support the Schools Equality PACT here.