Monthly Archives: September 2024

The Uaar (Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics) has written to the Italian Minister of Education and Merit — Giuseppe Valditara — in order to remind him that, due to reasons of conscience, the decision to subscribe to Catholic religious instruction (IRC) can be revoked throughout the course of the school year, too. Same old story: at the onset of every school year, there is no shortage of controversies related to religion class. This has been the case for a… Read more »

The Uaar, in collaboration with Kawabanga Productions and Aristodemica publishing house, presents Luca De Gaspari’s documentary on blasphemy at the national headquarters of the Uaar, with Roberto Grendene and Federico Tulli on Saturday September 28th at 5:00 pm in via Francesco Negri 67/69, in Rome. Blasphemy: a taboo that within certain countries in the world can lead to imprisonment or to a death sentence. In Italy, until 1999, blasphemy was considered a crime. Nowadays, blasphemy is still considered an administrative… Read more »

The jury of the Brian Award has awarded Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door the Brian Award for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival. Spanish director, Pedro Almodóvar, has received the award with great affection and enthusiasm, and has stated to feel very honored for having received this award from an association where, as a self-declared atheist, he sees his beliefs reflected. Through a representative of the El Deseo production company, Pedro Almodóvar sent his words of appreciation… Read more »