What Eamon de Valera told the Dail during the debate on the 1937 Irish Constitution:
“I want everybody to realise what this Constitution states about authority. In the Preamble, and in the Article that refers to that, there is a clear, unequivocal statement that authority comes from God. That is fundamental. It does not matter what view a group of Catholic theologians may take as to how it comes to the immediate rulers. What we have here is clear at any rate – that authority is from God. That is fundamental Catholic doctrine, and it is here. It is true doctrine.”
… and we negated De Valera’s catholicism in the 5th amendment.
Now we need to finish the job, and remove religion altogether from the Constitution, and make a clear declaration that Church and State are separate.
The time for this is now.
Comment by Cormac MacGowan — May 12, 2009 @ 10:03 am
Here Here.
Comment by Charlie Ó D. — June 22, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
Authority from god? are we tribal pygmies obeying witch doctors or evolved and educated higher intellects? Absolutely unbelievable!! IN OURSELVES WE TRUST (and THUS take full responsibility for our actions) not some invisible scape-goat who has been given (by some of us)strange and omnipotent power over all of us.
Comment by Robert John — January 18, 2010 @ 2:45 pm