Category: Secularism in Schools

Religion: Freedom “Of” or Freedom “From”

September 27, 2023December 3, 2023 Critical Links 3 Comments

By Howard A. Doughty “Pas de liberté pour les ennemis de la liberté.” – Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (1767-1794). If the true test of free speech is the defence of hateful speech (legally abandoned due to the 1985 criminalizing of “hate speech”), what is the standard for freedom of religion? How can people committed…

Blasphemy Laws, Blasphemy Laws, Cost of Religion, critical links, Human Rights, humanism, Secularism, Secularism in Schools

One School System for Ontario (Petition to End Funding of Catholic Schools)

July 29, 2023September 24, 2023 Critical Links 6 Comments

Petition to end religious favoritism in education

Announcement, Cost of Religion, critical links, Education, Human Rights, Secularism, Secularism in Schools

Review of Calgary Police Service Recommends Removal of Religious Iconography

July 29, 2023July 31, 2023 Critical Links 1 Comment

Revealing the preponderance of Christianity in the Calgary Police Service.

Cost of Religion, critical links, Human Rights, Secularism, Secularism in Schools

Secularism Matters

May 30, 2023June 10, 2023 Info 1 Comment

People who live in secular societies are safer, healthier, and happier than those living in religious states. Secular nations fare better on virtually every socio-economic measure: maternal health, morbidity, mortality, addiction, mental illness, and more. Secular societies are more peaceful and have lower crime rates. In short, secular societies are better societies. Leslie Rosenblood, Secular Chair, CFIC

Cost of Religion, Secular Check, Secular Quick Links, Secularism, Secularism in Schools

Ontario Takes First Step to Merge Public and Catholic School Boards

May 12, 2023May 31, 2023 Critical Links

Ontario’s Bill 98 – first step to One School System?

critical links, Education, Human Rights, Secularism, Secularism in Schools