Secularists Must Challenge Racist Discourse Not Enable It
Secularism, like any other social concept, carries different connotations to different people in different parts of the world. To consolidate a purely definitional view of secularism as proposed by French academic Jean Bauberot: secularism is the formal separation of the state and religious institutions, freedom of thought, conscience and religion and no state discrimination against anyone on the grounds of their belief. No state in the world adheres to this definition entirely and because of the complexities of concepts such as discrimination it arguably never will be fulfilled for everyone...
Read MoreCan The Non-religious Be Moral? Well, Can The Religious?
Recently the topic of the moral decline of society has reentered the public discourse. This unwelcome topic has again reared its ugly head in the wake of the horrific shooting in a Florida school.
Read MoreAre Science and Religion in Conflict? A Historical Perspective
This lecture reconsiders the historical relationship between science and religion and shows that the history is actually much more complex than a simple narrative of conflict.
Read MoreScottish Secular Society Responds to new figures showing decline in religious people in Scotland.
The new findings from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey released today further calls into question the idea that Scotland has a clear and strong religious identity.
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