Tags: Religious Observance
Don’t give in to the Gideons
Posted: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 by Veronica Wikman
The Scottish Government must take action to remove the proselytising opportunity presented by religious observance in our schools, argues Veronica Wikman.
The Gideon Society must think that female pupils and teachers at our high schools have become a bit uppity... Read More »
No new options on religious observance in Scottish schools
Posted: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 by Alistair McBay
The Scottish Government has responded to the petition lodged recently by the Scottish Secular Society to change the current parental opt-out option on Religious Observance to an opt-in.
The SSS had called for an amendment to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980... Read More »
Channel 4’s call to prayer during Ramadan is more of the same old, same old
Posted: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 by Maryam Namazie
Channel 4 is airing the Muslim call to prayer during Ramadan every morning and also broadcasting a series of programmes about Ramadan. It says it is doing so as a deliberate act of "provocation" to challenge viewers who associate Islam with terrorism and extremism.... Read More »
Secular petitions highlight the sectarian issues in Scottish education
Posted: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 by Alistair McBay
The last few weeks have seen the topic of religious observance (RO) in schools hit the headlines in Scotland. Two petitions have been lodged, one at central government and one at local government level.
Secular Scotland, a group of Glasgow secularists, launched... Read More »
