Monthly Archives: January 2017

Seeking educators and parents for a survey

by | January 18, 2017

The Religion and Diversity Project is a government-funded research initiative studying religious diversity in Canada. They’re putting out a request for Canadian public school educators and parents of children in public elementary or secondary school to fill out a research survey about what they think students should learn about religion, beliefs and world views in… Read more »

Secularism and bigotry confused once again in student prayer debate

by | January 16, 2017

There’s been a dispute roiling in the Peel District School Board over prayer in the public schools… but not the school prayer dispute we’re used to. Usually when the topic of prayer in public schools comes up, the standard secularist line is that the students are free to pray all they want, so long as… Read more »

Weekly Update: to

by | January 14, 2017

Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 7-Jan-2017 to 13-Jan-2017.

Organ donation and presumed consent

by | January 12, 2017

A small but important law changed in France on January 1st. Prior to 2017, deceased persons were assumed to have opted out of organ donation. Now, unless they have registered against it, everyone is presumed to have opted in.

Alberta settles with Christian homeschooling fraudsters

by | January 10, 2017

The dust-up between Alberta Education and the Trinity Christian School Association has been settled, but it’s hard to get enthused about how.