Scottish Secular Society backs Dundee church over giant cross
A Dundee church at the centre of a planning row over a giant cross has won support from an unusual source — The Scottish Secular Society.
Read MoreHUMANISTS IN FIGHT FOR PUPILS’ RIGHTS | On The Button
Scottish Humanists gear up for high court battle with religious institutions to give pupils
the right to opt-out of religious observance in schools.
Get unelected church reps off education committees, says society
Secular Society wants to end automatic church representation on education committees
Read MoreAre Faith Schools a Good Thing? (audio)
The Church of England has made it clear that it wishes to establish hundreds of new Anglican schools over the next 5 years.
Read MoreThreat to erode our human rights looms large – The Scotsman
Source: Megan Crawford: Threat to erode our human rights looms large – The Scotsman There are reasons to fear a UK Bill of Rights, argues Megan Crawford Brexit has troubling implications for the future of human rights and secularism in Scotland. At this time, the confusion of where the 1998 Human Rights Act (HRA), the European Charter of Human Rights (ECHR) and the EU Charter protect our rights is made none-the-clearer by the proposedautonomous post-Brexit British Bill of Rights. This Bill of Rights would be in line with Germany’s and America’s judicial systems, as a subsection of a written...
Read MoreThe Scottish Secular Society comments on the Catholic Church’s HIV efforts
This this morning (21st July) it was revealed by the Glasgow Herald that in the late 1980s the Catholic Church in Scotland actively tried to obstruct measures by the Westminster Government to combat the spread of HIV.
Read MoreThe Scottish Secular Society deplores the brutal ISIS slaying in Nice
The Scottish Secular Society deplores the brutal ISIS slaying in Nice
Read MoreResponse to Scottish Parliament’s action against homophobia
The Scottish Secular Society today welcomed a pledge of swift action against homophobia in Scottish schools by party leaders in the Scottish Parliament in the wake of the horrific events in Orlando, Florida.
Read MoreThe Scottish Secular Society welcomes the latest decision by Church of Scotland
The Scottish Secular Society welcomes the recent decision from the Church of Scotland which recognises
and accepts same-sex marriage and civil partnerships of their ministers and deacons.
Catholic intervention in politics seeks to deny right to abortion for women
In the Scotsman today was a piece about a letter written by the Catholic Church, which is being distributed to all 500 Catholic parishes under the instructions that it be read to the congregations at Mass.
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