Michael Nugent – Page 3 – Atheism, Reason, Happiness

How the UN protects human rights

Where can you turn if your State denies you your human rights? Here is an overview of the main United Nations human rights treaties.

There are two reasons why State schools should be run on a secular basis. And a secular school is not the same thing as an atheist school.

A secular State protects both atheists and religious people. It has practical advantages for society, and there is a pathway to it.

Can you imagine if the Irish Constitution favoured atheism in the same way as it currently favours religion?

John Hume was central to ending the Northern Ireland conflict. I consider him the most influential Irish person of my lifetime.

Despite their centrality to Christianity, the Ten Commandments are not even the same set of laws that the Bible describes as the Ten Commandments.

The tenth commandment of the Christian god is that you should not desire things or people owned by your fellow tribesmen.

The ninth commandment of the Christian god is that you should not lie to or about your fellow tribesmen.

An Educate Together school in South Dublin has successfully reversed an attempt to move it to a new location more than an hour’s drive away.

The eighth commandment of the Christian god is that you should not steal things or people owned by your fellow tribesmen.