In the recent days there have been some debates on the Sri Lankan blogosphere between the people who claims to be the followers of Islam and people who claim themselves as Buddhists or non-religious, etc...See the below blogs…http://peramunerala.wordpress.com/http://mohomad.blogspot.com/http://kolu.wordpress.com/There is no rational argument building in many of those writings but lot of false interpretations, insults and very specially people seem to ...
IT'S SHOWTIME! posted 7 minutes ago by Secular Sri Lanka Library National President of Indian Federation of Rationalist Associations, Prof. Narendra Nayak will be in Colombo, Kandy, Anuradhapura and Galle to deliver a series of lectures and presentations to rationalist groups across Sri Lanka as a part of a joint public education program sponsored by the Secular Society of ...
If you plan to attend regional branch locations of Sri Lanka Rationalist Association for Dr. Nayak's lectures, please contact following regional organizers to get further details.Anuradhapura - Terence Gamini - 071-8227391Galle - Gamini Wilson - 091-2243352Kandy - Dr. Sena Silva 081-223-6998Kurunegala - Gunapala Pathiraja - 037-571-0774 Please see www.secularsrilanka.com website for event details. Questions: Please contact Tharaka Warapitiya: 0727449599 ...
Join the public lecture on 'De-Personalization Disorder' organized by the Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA)SLRA Annual General Meeting & Monthly LectureDate: Friday, 16th July 2010Time: 4.15 pmLocation: Dr. N. M. Perera Centre,
Why would Sri Lanka's department of examination need a religious shrine of one particular religion in its property? Why would the commissioner general erect a shrine of a specific religion ignoring the other religions and non-believers of religion? Our government property shall represent the interests of all citizens and it must remain neutral in religious matters leaving it as a ...
Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA) had organized a public lecture and discussion on the topic “Poya Day and Sunday Tuition Ban” (See SSL blog post http://blog.secularsrilanka.com/2010/06/event-poya-day-tuition-ban-lecture-and.html )The videos from this discussion are available on YouTube( YouTube playlist : http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F97A65AC68CC04F3 )[5 videos in the playlist]
Introducing the Secular Sri Lanka group to the members of Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA) by the President of SLRA during the welcome speech of Rationalist Day( Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Zoak6gB8M )Introducing Secular Sri Lanka group and the web site www.secularsrilanka.com by a member of Secular Sri Lanka to the members of SLRA at the Rationalist Day 2010( Youtube playlist : ...
Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe By Richard Allen Greene, CNN Stephen Hawking argues that it's unremarkable that at least one planet has conditions for life. STORY HIGHLIGHTS God did not create universe, Stephen Hawking argues World-famous physicist makes arguments in new book "The Grand Design" Hawking: Given existence of gravity, "universe can and will create itself from nothing" ...
We have bookmarked and preserved the clipping of the article by Nihal Jayawickrama captioned "The Constitution is a social contract", appearing in "The Island" of June 27, 2010. For, it is an oasis in the nearly intellectual dessert that Sri Lanka today is. His analysis is dispassionate, unbiased and erudite, coming as it is, from a learned and experienced Sri ...
Following is an extract from the article "The Constitution is a Social Contract" by Mr. Nihal Jayawickrama which was published on "The Island" newspaper. (See full article: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=814 )Secular StateNational reconciliation and reintegration require that Sri Lanka should assert its secular character, as India and Singapore have done. As a Buddhist, I believe that tolerance and pluralism form the basis ...
From: ssl-authors@googlegroups.com [mailto:ssl-authors@googlegroups.com] Cc: secular-sri-lanka-discussions@googlegroups.comSubject: Re: question Here are my answers to Nadeesha's questions. My replies follow Nadeesha's quoted text."But I have to request you to consider the current state of the country and to analyze whether this is the right time to introduce secularism in the constitution. "There is no wrong time to promote the use of reason, & ...
Dr A.C.Visvalingam President, CIMOGG www.cimogg-srilanka.org Most of our politicians, intellectuals and other opinion-makers continue to give prominence to the issues that divide us and offer myriad solutions to deal with the fragmented society that we have become. What is really needed is to look at what we are (a motley collection of Veddahs, Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors, Malays, Burghers, Buddhists, Hindus, ...
We need a transition; a transition from religiosity to morality...As a nation, we lack discipline and responsibility. Corruption is rampant, and respect for fellow citizens have hit an all time low. I am sure only a few will dispute these claims. In essence, Sri Lanka is no longer a moral state, and I am not sure if it has ever ...
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Join the public lecture on 'De-Personalization Disorder' organized by the Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA)SLRA Annual General Meeting & Monthly LectureDate: Friday, 16th July 2010Time: 4.15 pmLocation: Dr. N. M. Perera Centre, Cotta Rd. Borella. (200 meters away from the Borella junction)The Agenda:Lecture on: De-Personalization Disorder (Near Death Experience - NDE & Out Body Experience - OBE) - A Psychological ...
Sri Lanka Rationalist Association (SLRA) had organized a public lecture and discussion on the topic “Poya Day and Sunday Tuition Ban” (See SSL blog post http://blog.secularsrilanka.com/2010/06/event-poya-day-tuition-ban-lecture-and.html )The videos from this discussion are available on YouTube( YouTube playlist : http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F97A65AC68CC04F3 )[5 videos in the playlist] ...
We have bookmarked and preserved the clipping of the article by Nihal Jayawickrama captioned "The Constitution is a social contract", appearing in "The Island" of June 27, 2010. For, it is an oasis in the nearly intellectual dessert that Sri Lanka today is. His analysis is dispassionate, unbiased and erudite, coming as it is, from a learned and experienced Sri ...
