Is it rational to believe in God? I will be debating Hamza Tzortzis at 6.30pm today in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland on Stephens Green in Dublin. It is a few years now since I last debated Hamza, and I am looking forward to meeting him again.
I did a wide-ranging interview with Eamon Keane of Deise Today on WLRFM today. We covered: Does God exist? The difference between atheism and agnosticism State support for religion Catholic evangelisation in State-funded schools Freedom of religion, conscience, and belief Atheist Ireland’s alliance for secular schools with Evangelical Alliance Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
If you are still wondering about the grip that the Catholic Church has on Irish schools, here are some sample quotes from Catholic educators in their submissions to the NCCA report on the proposed new course on Education about Religion and Beliefs. You can read all of the submissions here. Please also read Atheist Ireland’s […]
The National Council of Curriculum and Assessment has published its long-awaited report regarding the proposed course on Education about Religions, Beliefs and Ethics. The Report vindicates the analysis of Atheist Ireland that any new course on ERB and ethics cannot be implemented in accordance with the Constitution and Human Rights law. It is clear that […]
Does God exist? I will be debating William Lane Craig on Tuesday 21st March in University College Cork.
Atheist Ireland has sent the following letter to the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, asking it to investigate human rights breaches in Community National Schools. RE: ETB / Community National Schools / Section 42 (1) IHREC Act 2014 Dear Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, We are writing to inform you that the Minister […]
President Trump has suspended entry into the USA by people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. He says he is doing this to protect America from radical Islamic terrorists. That is an important duty. But we cannot treat entire populations as terrorists, adding insult to the injuries of many victims of human […]
The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has formally launched his four-week consultation process on his plans to address the role of religion in school admissions. Please make a submission, however futile you may feel it to be. Atheist Ireland has prepared the template below for you to use if you want to make a short […]
Matt Cooper of Today FM talked yesterday to me and Education Minister Richard Bruton, about plans to change the baptism rule in Irish schools. My interview is above, Minister Bruton’s is below.
The Minister for Education has today announced deeply flawed proposals to amend the Baptism rule for access to State-funded schools, but without changing the law on school ethos. What seems to be the best of the four options in the plan, removing the baptism rule completely, is actually the worst, as the Minister says that “Under […]