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In 2022, the HAI conducted 9.3% of marriages in Ireland. A further 26.2% of marriages in 2022 were non-religious civil marriages. [45] Atheist Ireland is a group representing atheists in Ireland. It has advocated for a repeal of blasphemy laws, non-denominational schools, an end to discrimination against atheists and secular charities. [46]
Conway Hall, home of the Conway Hall Ethical Society, is the oldest freethought community in the world (established 1793).. Irreligious organizations promote the view that moral standards should be based solely on naturalistic considerations, without reference to supernatural concepts (such as God or an afterlife), any desire to do good for a reward after death, or any fear of punishment for ...
Atheist Ireland was founded at a meeting in the Central Hotel in Dublin on 30 November 2008. Its stated aims were to promote atheism, reason and secularism. [16] [17] Michael Nugent was elected as chairperson at the meeting. Atheist Ireland describes itself as an advocacy group for secularism, rationality, pluralism and human rights. [18]
Sunday Assembly is a non-religious gathering co-founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in January 2013 in London, England. [2] The gathering is mostly for non-religious people who want a similar communal experience to a religious church, though religious people are also welcome.
Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is a non-profit advocacy organization committed to raising awareness and educating the public about atheism.The group supports atheist and freethought organizations around the world through promoting local campaigns, raising awareness of related issues, sponsoring secular education projects, and facilitating interaction among secular groups and individuals.
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
According to the 2011 census, 25% of England has no religion, 7% of Northern Ireland, [17] one third in Scotland and one-third of Wales. [18] In 2015, over 110 Parliamentarians in the UK are members of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group , which means the non-religious have substantial representation among MPs and Lords.
While Ireland was traditionally Catholic throughout much of its modern history, [20] irreligion in Ireland increased seven-fold between the 1991 census and 2016 census, [21] and further increased as of the 2022 census. As of the 2022 census 14% of the population was irreligious. [1]