JOHN Downie, a director of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), has been slammed by the Catholic Church for saying that one of the “key causes” of sectarianism in Scotland was the existence of denominational education. According to this report, he added that “getting rid of faith schools” would help eradicate the blight of [...]
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A ROMAN Catholic monk was warned about his behaviour after molesting a 12-year-old boy at the school at which he was teaching – but instead of being reported to the police he was simply prevented from teaching younger children by the Benedictine abbot of the monastery to which the school was attached. This shocking fact [...]
SCHOOLS in Australia which would rather have a secular welfare officer rather than a religious chaplain can now do so, following changes made to the country’s controversial national school chaplaincy programme. The amendment was announced by Schools Minister Peter Garrett – and, according to this report, among the first to applaud the move was Essendon [...]
THE Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has called for Muslims to be granted “legal pluralism” in Australia – but the Government will have none of that crap. In its submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the Government’s new multiculturalism policy, the AFIC argued that a mild brand of sharia should be allowed in regard to [...]
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ACCESS Ministries, the Australian state-funded fundie group that was forced to withdraw an offensive comic strip, then offered a grovelling apology for any ”damage or emotional distress” that it might have caused, is now at the centre of a fresh row. This tacky little Christian outfit, which has been given responsibility for religious education in [...]
A LUNATIC Australian provider of Christian teaching materials has been forced to withdraw a comic strip following fury expressed by teachers. The comic strip, You’re Asking for It, was produced for primary schools by Access Ministries, a fundie outfit that receives hundreds of thousands of dollars from Australian taxpayers to brainwash youngsters. The strip features [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
