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AHA signs Coalition letter to US House to vote no on VAWA Adams amendment

May 16, 2012 No Comment

AHA asks House to vote down VAWA Adams Amendment.

Monarch’s role as head of Church of England “unsustainable”

May 16, 2012 No Comment

The National Secular Society says that the Queen’s or any future Monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England is unsustainable – despite the results of a new poll showing that 79% of British adults think that the Queen still has an…

Norway makes another step in the long road to separating church and state

May 15, 2012 No Comment

The Norwegian Parliament is planning to amend the country’s constitution on Monday to continue the long, drawn-out effort to separate the church from the state.

Has Michael Gove already made up his mind about Catholic political agitation in state schools?

May 15, 2012 No Comment

Damian Thompson, high profile Catholic and editor of the Daily Telegraph’s blog section, accidentally tweeted over the weekend that he was told it would be OK for Catholic schools to oppose same-sex marriage at a dinner party attended by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

Why is the Government promoting one particular religion in state schools?

May 15, 2012 No Comment

The Government has gone ahead with its plan to send a free copy of the King James Bible to every state-sponsored primary and secondary school in the country.

BHA signs letter expressing concern at pseudo-scientific Maharishi and Steiner Free Schools

May 14, 2012 No Comment

A letter in yesterday’s Observer expressing concern about pseudo-scientific Free Schools has been signed by the British Humanist Association (BHA). Amongst others, the letter was also signed by Edzard Ernst, Professor of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter; David Colquhoun, Professor of Pharmacology at University College London; and the science writer Simon Singh, and is specifically directed at Maharishi and Steiner schools.

Maryland county commissioner creates monthly prayer session

May 13, 2012 No Comment

The AHA is closely monitoring a case where a Maryland county commissioner has created a monthly prayer session and invited the county’s employees. The first “time for prayer” is set for June 7 in a county building at 12:30 p.m.

Court: Gubernatorial Colorado Day of Prayer proclamations unconstitutional

May 11, 2012 No Comment

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s challenge, originally filed in 2008, against gubernatorial proclamations of a Colorado Day of Prayer.

Welsh Minister says Catholic schools may be breaking the law by opposing gay marriage

May 10, 2012 No Comment

The Welsh Government has written to Catholic schools in Wales to warn them that they may be breaking the law in encouraging pupils to oppose equal marriage for LGBT people.