State Schools Reconsider Religious Classes

Over the last two years more than 50 state schools have cancelled religious education. David Hines of the Secular Education Network  has conducted a survey of state primary schools in New Zealand. He determined that from the more than 1400 schools that responded, 38...

Six Myths about Secularism

Myth One Secularism is anti-religion. This is the myth heard most often about secularism. But it rests on a misunderstanding. Secularism is a political theory, borne of harsh experience, that religion and politics are a bad mix. The history of government-sponsored...
Education Select Committee Presentation

Education Select Committee Presentation

On Friday February 22, 2013, Peter Harrison gave the following speech to the Education and Science Select Committee. Today I am here to represent Rationalists and Humanists. I am here to promote evidence based policy development. I am here to participate in our...
Census 2013

Census 2013

Starting Monday the 25th we will be running sponsored radio adverts asking people to Tick No Religion during Timesaver Traffic Reports on Newstalk, Classic Hits, Coast, ZM, Radio Sport, Hauraki, Flava. RadioLive will be running adverts from Wednesday through to Census...