Advertiser Letter — God-free Classes
Published 17th March 2014 Dear Letters Editor, Religion in schools is a public debate that’s long overdue, and one that might hopefully be sparked by Susie O’Brien’s column (Don’t ram religion down throats of all schoolkids, The Advertiser yesterday). The Australian Christian Lobby, and others, have been campaigning aggressively for their supporters to flood the […]
Advertiser Letter — Good without God
Published 18th February 2014 Dear Letters Editor, While Reverend Lynn Arnold must be commended for calling a forum on Social Justice he is wrong to condemn secularism (The Advertiser, Articles of Faith, yesterday). He dismisses the non-religious view of social justice as some sort of “work for the dole” scheme — no assistance unless you […]
Advertiser Letter 14.2.14 — Creationists
Published 15th February 2014 Dear Letters Editor, Neville Lienert seems to be wearing his rosary-coloured glasses (The Advertiser, yesterday). He deftly avoids tackling the key issue that 30 percent of Australians are creationists. Incredible, almost a third of the population! Their children are taught the Earth is 6000 years old and Noah built a big […]
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Advertiser Article – Demystifying Atheism – published 30.7.13
Page 18 opinion piece. Link to the full Advertiser on-line version, or copy below. The Advertiser print version omitted the sections on “creationism” and 2016 Census. The cartoon by Keenan was also no run — his illustration is included here. Demystifying Atheism. Atheism SA Inc. Adrenaline trigger-words — fire, shark, snake — tend to spark […]
Advertiser – re Science Survey – published 23.7.13
Scientists and education bureaucrats need to think more seriously about why science is being undermined. Link to theadvertiser.com.au on-line. The “Myths are to blame” letter is No 11 on the Opinion Page — or copy below. Dear Editor, Australian Academy of Science Professor Les Fields is rightly concerned that 30 per cent of respondents to […]
Radio Interview – broad issues – ABC 17.7.13
15 minute chat with Peter Goers over a range of atheist issues, including ASA success with the SA Museum, and the concept of an atheist charity. 10 Radio Interview-06 ABC Goers 17.7.13 …
Blaze – Profile of ASA – published 13.6.13
Blaze expresses support for the objectives of Atheism SA to the LGBTI community, and reflects our support for a raft of social policy issues, including marriage equality. A new organisation challenging the influence of religion on secular society has been launched in South Australia. “Two central factors were the catalyst for giving voice to Adelaide’s […]
ABC Interview – re SA Museum – 4.7.13
Interview with Ian Henscheke on ABC 891 re the SA Museum finally installing an exhibit on Human Evolution. Main speaker is Prof Alan Cooper on ancient human DNA, and human evolution — especially Neanderthals. 10 Radio Interview-05 ABC 891 4.7.13 The exhibit is insubstantial but it’s the first of its kind on human evolution at […]
Media Release – ASA wins on Human Evolution exhibit
“Atheism SA wins on Human Evolution exhibit at the SA Museum” Congratulations are now in order to the South Australian Museum, in finally mounting an exhibit on Human Evolution, says Atheism SA President, Brian Morris. “It’s been almost 3 years since we first wrote to the Museum’s Director, Prof. Suzanne Miller, asking for the exhibit […]
The Advertiser – Ethics Classes – published 25.6.13
ASA backs Dalai Lama call for “ethics classes” to be taught from kindergarten. The Advertiser online. 4th from last. Dear Editor, The Dalai Lama has been saying it for years, so how refreshing to see him quoted in The Advertiser (“Politicians stump even His Holiness“, 22/6/13). To a crowd of 5000 he urged “educators” to […]
The Guardian – story on Atheism SA – published 19.6.13
Atheism SA gets recognition from The Guardian. Full story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/19/adelaide-religion-atheism-australia The gentle pace of Adelaide’s Rundle Mall resembled the more extreme pockets of Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park as evangelical preachers harangued shoppers who didn’t love Jesus enough, threatening extra hell-fire for the sins of women, homosexuals and Muslims. The group was silenced after […]
Advertiser Letter – More on Ethics – published 4.6.13
More on Ethics — the need for balanced editorial, not just letters: Link to Adelaide Now letters for 4.6.13 Dear Editor, The most positive outcome, from four days of letters on secular and religious “ethics”, is that the City of Churches has actually begun to talk openly about it, and for that The Advertiser must […]
Advertiser – Religion and Ethics – published 27.5.13 to 3.6.13
3.6.13 2nd Full Page of letters from atheists: Louise Jones, Stephen Wardle, Jason Egan, Moira Clarke (SPA) 31.5.13 Full Page of letters from atheists, including from ASA Brian Morris and Deb Alexander (below) 30.5.13 Full Page of Christian letters (led by Sen. Eric Abetz) refuting Tory Shepherds article on 27th. 27.5.13 Tory Shepherd: “Religion should […]
Richard Dawkins Foundation – Backs ASA push on ABS
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (Official) backs ASA submission RDFRS has called on Australian atheists to make a submission to change Q19 on “Religion”, for the 2016 Census. The link below goes to our media release (with pages 2 and 3 being the key elements of our ABS submission). CONTACT US for […]
Media Release – Dawkins backs ASA on ABS submission
Richard Dawkins supports Atheism SA action before 31st May Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and key spokesman for the ‘New Atheist’ movement has thrown weight behind the recently formed Atheism SA and its bid to change the ABS Census question on religion, says Brian Morris, the Association’s president. “We contacted the Richard Dawkins Foundation in England […]
Advertiser Letter – Dial a Crowd – published 25.5.13
Christians Dial a Crowd Dear Editor While voteline is clearly a legitimate snap-poll for people to express their views, the astronomical pendulum swing can sometimes make for amusing reading (The Advertiser, yesterday). It’s not too often that registered votes top the one thousand mark, so it’s most interesting to see the Christian lobby hard at […]
Media Release + Submission – 2016 ABS Census
2016 Census Submission below this Media Release The Richard Dawkins Foundation has kindly supported this project. A last-minute submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) aims to stamp out years of bias that have favoured large religious business institutions, at the expense of secular community services, according to Brian Morris, president of Atheism SA. […]
SA Weekend: Henschke: Monkey Business. published 11.5.13
Ian Henschke writes an article for SA Weekend, also posted on adelaidenow, following our interview with him on ABC radio 891 – about the SA Museum removing a human evolution exhibit 5 years ago. It’s yet to be reinstated. The other day I was contacted by a man from Atheism SA. Thank God we live […]
Media Release – Survey at SA Museum
“Creationists reject human evolution exhibit” The wholesale denial of science by creationists — and their rejection of the fossil record that supports human evolution — is alive and well in Adelaide, according to Brian Morris, president of Atheism SA Inc. “A recent survey outside the SA Museum aimed to draw attention to the incredible fact […]