Challenging Religious Faith & Privilege
The number of non-religious people in Britain has increased on average 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.
Continue reading “Non-religious up by a million; Christians down by 700,000 – each year in Britain.”
Norman Bacrac (1) has been a member of the Council of Atheism UK since 2011 and is a former editor of the Ethical Record (2).
This edited article, first published in the Ethical Record (3), refutes the first of William Lane Craig’s eight reasons for God. In further articles, published at Atheism UK during 2017, Bacrac will refute Craig’s seven other reasons for God.
Does God Exist?In the Philosophy Now magazine, William Lane Craig (4) wrote in The God Issue, “Does God Exist?” (5). In this article, Craig argues there has been a “resurgence of interest in natural theology”.
Continue reading “William Lane Craig’s First Reason for God – Refuted by Norman Bacrac”
Atheism UK was invited to be in the audience. Chris Street Atheism UK President attended the 8th January 2017 show. The topic “Would today’s ‘wise men’ believe in God?” was discussed for 20 minutes.
Continue reading ““Would today’s ‘wise men’ believe in God?” – BBC1 The Big Questions”
Should faith schools be able to select up to 100% of pupils based on their faith? The Catholic Education Service (CES) has proposed that the current 50% cap be scrapped.
In September, Theresa May announced a consultative Department for Education (DfE) Green Paper – “Schools that work for everyone”. For Faith Schools, the DfE say they “intend to deliver more good school places, while meeting strengthened safeguards on inclusivity.”
The Green Paper consultation CLOSES 12th December 2016. Please send your comments (see below) before that date.
Chris Street, President of Atheism UK commented:
“It seems to me that the Green Paper gives some spurious arguments for changing the 50% cap on selection in faith schools. If you are concerned about social integration and inclusive children’s education, I urge you to complete the Department for Education feedback form before 12th December.”
Continue reading “Catholics lobby for state funded faith schools to select 100% pupils on faith”
What?: Book – What is Humanism? How do you live without a God? by Michael Rosen & Annemarie Young.
Who?: Watford Area Humanists
When?: Saturday, 4th July 2015, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
Where?: Reason Coffee Shop & Bookstore, 116 The Parade, Watford, WD17 1BD, present:
Continue reading “What is Humanism? How do you live without a God?”
Between 23rd January and 20th February 2015, 1000 British Muslims were asked by COMRES what they thought about British Society and cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. The poll asked British Muslims two questions:
The established church’s controversial unofficial election manifesto “Who is my neighbour? A Letter from the House of Bishops to the People and Parishes of the Church of England for the General Election 2015”, whether not one agrees with its conclusions, is founded on a false premise:-
Followers of Jesus Christ believe that every human being is created in the image of God. But we are not made in isolation. We belong together in a creation which should be cherished and not simply used and consumed. This is the starting point for the Church of England’s engagement with society, the nation and the world. All that we say here follows from this.
Human beings are not created or made; they have evolved. There is no creation; there are the laws of physics and there is evolution.
It is astonishing that, when every Church of England bishop claims to have long-since accepted evolution as a fact, the House of Bishops is still blatantly using the language of creationism.
It should also be noted that this “Pastoral Letter” is addressed to the “People and Parishes of the Church of England” – not to the public at large – and the People and Parishes of the Church of England are a dwindling and increasingly irrelevant rump.
The government’s long-awaited response, to its consultation on marriage according to the usages of belief organisations, was published this week. A “belief organisation” is:-
An organisation whose principal or sole purpose is the advancement of a system of non-religious beliefs which relate to morality or ethics.
The response was to defer any legislation, and to refer the matter to the Law Commission for a broader review of the law concerning marriage ceremonies.
See:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marriages-by-non-religious-belief-organisations
We intend to produce some posters for our Faith-free Education campaign. We have plenty of ideas of concepts and text, but need some help with the layout and graphic design.
If you would be willing and able to help please get in touch.