Hello Nigel. You raise a very good point, this is one of the evils of our education system. I'm not an expert on this by any means. But I took the liberty of ...
I notice from the news that the Conservatives are making overtures towards minorities. As a rather large minority (more weddings are non-religious than...
Hello to all our new members! It would be great if you could write a little about yourselves and how you came to atheism, if you don't mind. Martin "If...
Hi, thanks for the welcome. Not much to write at present, but if anyone has a bored moment check out my site - www.religionisbullshit.timsellers.net (if you...
Hi and thanks also for the welcome, Martin. [BrownNoseMode]/I'm a particular fan of yours, you know/ [BrownNoseMode] How I came to be an atheist...hmm, this is...
The Salem Witch trials ended 310 years ago today (ie 12 Oct 1692). By September 22nd 1692 the judges had tried and convicted 27 people. 19 were hanged. Giles...
... people. ... accused. ... Cotton ... all - ... death ... * Congratulations and hope you had a happy day. It's nice to know that the days of accusing people...
It's nearly that time of year again when Christians imitate levels of generosity normally only found among atheists! Does anyone have any plans? Vlad...
Yule Greetings to all. Nige ===== 2002 WINTER SOLSTICE GREETINGS FROM AMERICAN ATHEISTS Today at 8:14 PM, Eastern Standard Time, the Sun reaches its ...
Doesn't the current situation with Muslims killing Christians, Hindus killing Muslims and Christians threatening to kill everyone make you proud to be an...
Did anyone see it? I liked it, especially with its strongly secular message - we are responsible for our own actions and it is the end of religion. I bet the...
Well, it is official. The biggest "religion" behind Christianity in this country is...non-belief. With over 15% declaring themselves to have no belief, we...
It's probably more than that really - I find if you ask people if they "believe in god" many pull a "I'm thinking about it face" for a second then say yes, ...
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there a bit of a hoo haa about the fact that the census form didn't (at least at first) have a "None" box to tick on...
... about ... "None" box ... gobbledegook ... I think it was a "silly question silly answer" myself lumping JWs and Catholics together. But we discussed it at...
The real bitch of it, and the thing that REALLY honks me off, is... Why do they consider it relevant in the first place. I had to put on the form that I had...
... * Well, there are figures and they reckon that about 4m are regular churchgoers with about 8m who sometimes attend. In other words, about the same number...
... box to tick ... the ... as ... * I think it was more to track where the best places to build new synagogues, temples and so on are, and planning permission...
My 5 year old daughter is "homeschooled" (partly to avoid religious education and things). Does anyone know of any non-religious groups for children? We sent...
... * I think that Beavers might be, and the Woodcraft Folk too. I haven't had to investigate that yet (my son is 2) but I will look into it and see what I...
... Hi Tim- I very much appreciate your concerns about the religious content of state education- I have posted about this previously. My wife and I have...
