by Peter Harrison | Feb 10, 2018 | News
The Rationalists have laid a complaint with the United Nations over the failure of the Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Tribunal to address systemic discrimination on the basis of religion in New Zealand state primary schools. In November 2016 the...
by Peter Harrison | Jan 29, 2018 | News
In November last year Trevor Mallard made the decision to modify Parliament’s opening prayer to be more inclusive. The NZARH applauded this decision, although we believe it could have gone further to be inclusive of over 40% of New Zealanders who are not religious. It...
by Peter Harrison | Dec 13, 2017 | News
The Secular Education Network is now facing a reaction from fanatical evangelicals who want to maintain their privileged access to vulnerable children. In a plea to petition Chris Hipkins they say Please sign this petition to support the continued right to Religious...
by Peter Harrison | Nov 23, 2017 | News
Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard has modified the parliamentary prayer, initially removing both the Queen and Jesus Christ. After pressure from National he reinstated a reference to the Queen, but mention of Jesus Christ is still excluded. The New Zealand...
by Peter Harrison | Oct 15, 2017 | Journal, News
When terminal illness robs people of a long and happy future, leaving them only with the ashes of suffering and decline, who would say that we should refuse to end their suffering should they openly request it? Those that propose we deny people the right to choose an...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
As people of reason we believe that the Government should not support, endorse or fund treatments that have not been proven to work or have been proved not to work. Claimed treatments like homeopathy, chiropractic and acupuncture should not receive funding or any kind...
