Attacks in Copenhagen
I agree with the European Commission in deploring the fatal attacks in Copenhagen this weekend on 14-15th February:
Charlie Hebdo Killings
Atheists in the United Kingdom and around the world condemn the killings of journalists and cartoonists at the Paris based magazine Charlie Hebdo on 7th January 2015. This was a religiously motivated attack to avenge insults to the prophet Muhammad through his depiction in cartoons.
Visit the Atheism UK Charlie Hebdo page for UK and world-wide comments about the issues. Visit our forum to discuss with members of Atheism UK.
Impact of Sharia law in UK
In a 50 minute debate in the House of Lords (Moses Room) on Thursday, 11 December 2014, Baroness Flather (at 2pm) asked:
‘what is the Governments assessment of the impact of Sharia law in the UK, particularly on women?’
Secular Sexuality
Dr. Darrel Ray is a Distinguished Supporter of Atheism UK. Darrel wrote ‘The God Virus: How Religion Infects our Lives’ and ‘Culture and Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality’.
Darrel Ray now has a dozen Secular Sexuality podcasts. In the latest 80 minute podcast, Darrel talks with two ex-Muslim women in their twenties.
Lords debate the role of religion and belief in British public life
A 150 minute debate about the role of religion and belief in British public life is reviewed by Chris Street (President, Atheism UK, since June 2014). The House of Lords debate on Thursday 27th November 2014 was initiated by Lord Harries, a former Bishop of Oxford.
Birmingham mosque invites Atheism UK members to seminar
Mohammed Abbas invited members of Atheism UK to raise questions in the Q&A session after the ‘Deconstructing Atheism’ seminar by Shaykh Asrar Rashid.
Time: Saturday 22nd November in Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 4ER.
LAAG announce Ministry of Reason!
London Atheist Activist Group (LAAG) announce Ministry of Reason (MoR). LAAG say “Why do we need MoR? The UK has a ‘Ministry for Faith & Communities’. We wondered why these necessarily go together! And what about REASON? i.e. evidence-based thinking. Let’s use MoR as a fun and flexible name, to highlight the disparity and inequality.” (source: Meetup)
Religious leaders in local mosques promote ideology similar to ISIS
Rupert (a former Atheism UK Vice-President) recently sent this letter about ISIS to his MP. Feel free to copy it and send to your MP:-
“It has come to my attention that religious leaders in local mosques are promoting an ideology similar to that of ISIS.
Contribution of Humanists & Atheists – House of Lords Debate – Part 2
Baroness Warnock & Royall, Lord Soley & Warner ‘challenging religious faith’ (Atheism UK strapline) in a House of Lords debate. (more…)
Contribution of Humanists & Atheists – House of Lords Debate – Part 1
Lord Maxton & Morgan & Baroness Flather ‘challenging religious faith’ (Atheism UK strapline). For 150 minutes on 25th July 2013 the House of Lords debated, in 20,000 words, how atheists and humanists had made contributions to British society.