‘Afterlife’ – The Ultimate Kick Into The Long Grass
By John Richards The notion of an ‘afterlife’ is one of the most heinous aspects of several religions. Essentially, it is a deception. There is no evidence for life after…
Pupils Being Trapped Into A Catholic Education
These days, when our children transition from their junior/primary school to a secondary school (it’s happening again in our household right now), parents get a communication from the Local Education…
Let’s Fact Check Religious Claims
You would have to be a very disconnected hermit not to have noticed that the internet has disrupted the communication and publishing business, which traditionally put the power in the…
The Importance Of Understanding Evidence
Why this article? Central to the debate between theists and atheists, and to our understanding of the world, is the question of how we discover what we can discover and…
The Myth Of The Absolute
Why is the 'Myth of the Absolute' relevant to our lives? How often have you come across a theist who argues that absolute rules of morality are necessary if morality…
Sexual Abuse Prevalent In Institutions Across Major UK Religions
Content Warning: This post contains content such as Child Sexual Abuse, Paedophilia, and Abuse by Clergy/Priests, which some might find distressing. The Independent Inquiry in Child Abuse report The Independent…
We Get Responses…
Recently on our @AtheismUK Twitter feed we posted the following meme: OK, it is a bit of a silly meme, after all we don’t believe that there is a god…
Earth, Solar System, Galaxies and Beyond
Some personal thoughts from one of our AUK members: (more…) (more…)
Collective worship in schools
Schools could be found in breach of failing to fulfil requirements for daily ‘collective worship’. The Education Act (1944) requires all maintained schools to provide a daily act of collective (more…)
Great Britain 2011-2018: non-religious increase by 1 million each year, Christians decrease by 0.7 million each year.
On average the number of non-religious people in Britain has increased by a million each year in the last seven years, according to the Annual Population Survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released April 2019.
