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High Court Challenge decision a victory for democracy
The Atheist Foundation of Australia congratulates the judges of the High Court of Australia in their decision to disallow funding of chaplains in state schools.
This is a victory for democracy, for secularism, and for students in state schools around the country.
Poster Auction Ended
Thank you to all bidders for such a wonderful result.
Poster 1 has been sold for $1548.00!!! Congratulations to the lucky winner. Congratulations High Court Challenge.
Poster 2 has been sold for $2650.00!!! Congratulations to the lucky winner. Congratulations Kasese Humanist School - Uganda.
Poster 3 has been sold for $2700.00!!! Congratulations to the lucky winner. Congratulations Atheist Foundation of Australia.
Post-2012 Global Atheist Convention: A Celebration of Reason
Most attendees came away from the three days and three nights of being voluntarily entombed in the magnificent Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13 to 15 April with feelings varying from elation to euphoria. Some no doubt had slight disenchantments about various aspects of the proceedings, as it is impossible to please everyone, but none of these was enough to quell an overall sense of being involved in a part of making history.
Why have a Global Atheist Convention?
A humorous sub-title would be, '...and three days of silence'.
Christopher Hitchens: the epitome of atheism by David Nicholls
Christopher Hitchens died with friends at his side at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Thursday 15th December. These words and similar headlines circled the globe in an expanding electronic wave, carrying news that the inevitable had happened.
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