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 ...
S. L. R. A. Lecture seriesS. L. R. A. Special seminar on child psychology and child developent from a rationalist point of view.Venue - Public Library Auditorium, Colombo 07.Time - 3. 00 pm, Tuesday 26th April 2011 Resource persons,Dr. Nilupul Prera, Neurologist,Dr. Ajith Amarasinghe, Paediatrician,Dr. Prasanna Gunasena, Neuro-surgeon,Dr. Namal Wijesinghe, CardiologistDr. Mahesh Harishchandra, Cnsultant Physician.You are cordially invited.Dharmapala SenaratnePresident, Sri ...
In the recent past I have seen few comments by our Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne regarding Buddhism and Buddha Sasana. Of course he is the Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious affairs in the country as well. Sri Lankan Prime Minister does not make many headlines in the news like the other politicians, but out of the few comments he ...
Secular Society of Sri Lanka has organized a Social Gathering and we invite all our members to participate in this gathering.Venue: 36 A, Siripa Road, Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo-5Date & Time: Sunday, 20th March 2011 at 10.30amEvent Host: Mr. Srilal Perera (Contact No: 0757118836)Please confirm your participation on SSL event thread ( link - http://groups.google.com/group/secular-sri-lanka/browse_thread/thread/aa9f487000e9778b ) ...
Do atheists believe in science?It may not be directly within the scope of secular Sri Lanka movement to defend the position of atheists with respect to science. However, among other things, I consider myself an atheist, since I do not agree with the concept of "God" proposed by monotheistic religions and especially the Abrahamic God. I believe that the organized ...
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 re
In the recent past I have seen few comments by our Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne regarding Buddhism and Buddha Sasana. Of course he is the Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious affairs in the country as well. Sri Lankan Prime Minister does not make many headlines in the news like the other politicians, but out of the few comments he ...
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, & ...
Do atheists believe in science?It may not be directly within the scope of secular Sri Lanka movement to defend the position of atheists with respect to science. However, among other things, I consider myself an atheist, since I do not agree with the concept of "God" proposed by monotheistic religions and especially the Abrahamic God. I believe that the organized ...
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 ...
