Ireland steps away from Catholic schools
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Ireland's government announced Thursday it will organize new nonreligious primary schools in the capital, a move that reflects growing immigration and declining church power in this traditionally Roman Catholic nation.
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Northern Ireland's major Protestant party broke off relations with the Irish government Monday after Prime Minister Bertie Ahern indicated he had accepted the IRA's refusal to provide photographs of disarmament.
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Millions of children have poured into schools as country after country has made primary education free.
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The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh bans the propagation of other religions in holy places across the state.
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A school in traditionally Catholic Spain has cancelled Christmas celebrations so as not to offend children who are not Christians, ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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The IRA withdraws its offer to put its weapons beyond use and blames the British and Irish governments.
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Catholics have overtaken Anglicans in church attendance in Britain, according to research published on Sunday.
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Britain is 'sleepwalking' towards US-style segregation of schools, figures show.
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By DEIRDRE CONNER  A controversial computer plan at a St. Johns County elementary school has been scrapped.
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Police, prosecutors and judges in several countries have done nothing to stop Roman Catholic priests from going abroad to escape allegations that they sexually abused young people, and in some cases have allowed them to leave, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Some parents are opting to ÂunschoolÂ their children, a philosophy broadly defined by its rejection of not only the schoolhouse but also classes, curriculums and textbooks.
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Fears that Buddhist schools in southern Thailand may be targeted by Islamic separatists have led some to shut. Education Minister Adisai Bodharamik said he had warned Buddhist teachers in the mainly Muslim
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Ireland dumped miles for kilometres on Thursday with little mourning but plenty of ridicule as new speed signs popped up everywhere from motorways to mud tracks.
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Ireland has dumped miles for kilometres with little mourning but plenty of ridicule as new speed signs popped up everywhere from motorways to mud tracks.
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The Serbian government has reversed an order to ban Charles Darwin&#39;s theory of evolution from schools, following widespread criticism from scientists.
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The Irish government says it will end the tax shelters system, which allows some of the country's richest people not to pay income tax.
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The IRA withdraws its plan to put its weapons beyond use over impatience with the British and Irish governments.