by Peter Harrison | May 9, 2018 | News, Schools Campaign
Three years ago the Ministry of Education committed in mediation to prepare guidelines for schools in relation to religious instruction in schools. The Ministry then refused to continue work while human rights litigation was in progress. Recently there has been an...
by Peter Harrison | May 9, 2018 | News, Schools Campaign
If there was ever a good example of why religious instruction in New Zealand primary schools is a bad idea Geoff Robson’s opinion piece would be it. If we want our schools to be a tolerant environment where children from any background or belief system can...
by Peter Harrison | Apr 15, 2018 | News
New Zealanders are increasingly stating that they have no religious affiliation. We’re fast approaching a tipping point where non-religious beliefs and values will be held by the majority. So, what happens in a country when the beliefs and values we share are based on...
by Peter Harrison | Mar 25, 2018 | News
Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced legislation to repeal Blasphemous Libel, listed in the Crimes Act. The last prosecution for Blasphemous Libel was in 1922, but was unsuccessful. Publisher John Glover was prosecuted after publishing a poem concluding with...
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...
