Comments on: Campaign for a Secular Irish Constitution http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/ Campaign against the proposed Irish blasphemy law Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: ultan http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2813 ultan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:09 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2813 We need to end the stranglehold the church has on this country. I am a catholic but find it unbelievable in this day and age that the angelas is played before the R.T.E. 6 o clock news, that pubs are closed on good friday that the catholic church THE IRISH MAFIA are still running this countries hospitals and schools, our government who are elected unlike priests or bishops are shareing a peadophilic bed with the catholic church. We need to end the stranglehold the church has on this country. I am a catholic but find it unbelievable in this day and age that the angelas is played before the R.T.E. 6 o clock news, that pubs are closed on good friday that the catholic church THE IRISH MAFIA are still running this countries hospitals and schools, our government who are elected unlike priests or bishops are shareing a peadophilic bed with the catholic church.

]]> By: Richard John Purvis http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2632 Richard John Purvis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:26:08 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2632 This law was a real shock to me when I found out about it! I thought that Ireland was leaving religious intolerance behind and embracing the future, now I find that the Irish government is regressing to a repressive religious past. Don't certain other countries have laws like this Blasphemy Law? Saudi Arabia? Iran? Yemen? Too bad, this is going to cost the Irish economy in lost tourist dollars. Richard John Purvis Toronto, Canada This law was a real shock to me when I found out about it! I thought that Ireland was leaving religious intolerance behind and embracing the future, now I find that the Irish government is regressing to a repressive religious past. Don’t certain other countries have laws like this Blasphemy Law? Saudi Arabia? Iran? Yemen? Too bad, this is going to cost the Irish economy in lost tourist dollars.

Richard John Purvis
Toronto, Canada

]]> By: Kathy Buckley http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2510 Kathy Buckley Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:11:15 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2510 Ireland needs a new secular constitution clearly separating church and state. I cannot believe the government is bringing in a new blasphemy law in the wake of the Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandals. Do they never learn? Ireland needs a new secular constitution clearly separating church and state. I cannot believe the government is bringing in a new blasphemy law in the wake of the Catholic clergy sexual abuse scandals. Do they never learn?

]]> By: Suzanne http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2345 Suzanne Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:27:31 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2345 A blasphemy law has no place in the 21st century, we're supposed to be a secular republic and now, once again, the church and state are pulling together to take away more rights from people. This is a dangerous and backwards law that needs to be repealed. A blasphemy law has no place in the 21st century, we’re supposed to be a secular republic and now, once again, the church and state are pulling together to take away more rights from people. This is a dangerous and backwards law that needs to be repealed.

]]> By: tiia pelly http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2333 tiia pelly Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:20:44 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2333 hi i totally support this website, and i'm shocked and disgusted by this stupid law. i will be seeing my local tds asap to protest and demand this law repealed tiia hi
i totally support this website, and i’m shocked and disgusted by this stupid law. i will be seeing my local tds asap to protest and demand this law repealed
tiia

]]> By: Stíofán Nollaig Mac Conraoí http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2272 Stíofán Nollaig Mac Conraoí Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:30:11 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2272 I have long felt the need to repeal certain clauses in our constitution, particularily those giving special recognition to a certain Christian sect. This in itself has been a major stumbling block on the road to Unification. Our constitution should protect the right of all our citizens to worship according to their beliefs, or not, as the case may be. We need a secular constitution to prove to the world at large that we as a Nation have matured, and to protect the people from the kind of subjucation previously inflicted upon the nation by a certain Christian sect. I fully support your endeavours to have this "witch hunt" era law repealed and hope that the people of Ireland will see sense and call for a secular constitution. Le meas mór. Nollaig Mac Conraoí I have long felt the need to repeal certain clauses in our constitution, particularily those giving special recognition to a certain Christian sect. This in itself has been a major stumbling block on the road to Unification. Our constitution should protect the right of all our citizens to worship according to their beliefs, or not, as the case may be. We need a secular constitution to prove to the world at large that we as a Nation have matured, and to protect the people from the kind of subjucation previously inflicted upon the nation by a certain Christian sect.
I fully support your endeavours to have this “witch hunt” era law repealed and hope that the people of Ireland will see sense and call for a secular constitution.

Le meas mór.
Nollaig Mac Conraoí

]]> By: Darran (Dublin) http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2261 Darran (Dublin) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:38:25 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2261 This law is an embarrassment, it's not safe and it defies logic. I totally support a secular consitution for Ireland. This law is an embarrassment, it’s not safe and it defies logic. I totally support a secular consitution for Ireland.

]]> By: Jasus Christy http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-2203 Jasus Christy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:55:45 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-2203 This is so very annoying on so many levels. The country is in the midst of a series of problems and the politicians decide to come up with this absurd nonsense! Oh my goodness HOW CAN ONE NOT DESPAIR? Shame on the government and politicians they are truly unbelievable. What kind of idiots and frankly shittttt heads would have voted in such a law? I AM MAD AS HECK - for now anyone can object to anything so long as they can argue that someone has expressed views or ideas that = "Grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among a substantial number of the adherents of that religion" what kind of an effing twit cameup with such crap and then got others to actually agree to it? SHAME ON THE POLITICIANS OF EIRE- THEY ARE A DISGRACE AND AN EMBARRASSMENT This is so very annoying on so many levels. The country is in the midst of a series of problems and the politicians decide to come up with this absurd nonsense! Oh my goodness HOW CAN ONE NOT DESPAIR?

Shame on the government and politicians they are truly unbelievable. What kind of idiots and frankly shittttt heads would have voted in such a law?

I AM MAD AS HECK – for now anyone can object to anything so long as they can argue that someone has expressed views or ideas that = “Grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among a substantial number of the adherents of that religion”

what kind of an effing twit cameup with such crap and then got others to actually agree to it?

SHAME ON THE POLITICIANS OF EIRE- THEY ARE A DISGRACE AND AN EMBARRASSMENT

]]> By: Project/Object http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-1789 Project/Object Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:08:53 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-1789 I'm from the United States. I wonder how much the apparent success of my own country's "religious right" influenced and emboldened the people who introduced and then passed this monstrosity into law? I’m from the United States. I wonder how much the apparent success of my own country’s “religious right” influenced and emboldened the people who introduced and then passed this monstrosity into law?

]]> By: Jeremiah http://blasphemy.ie/2009/09/30/campaign-for-a-secular-irish-constitution/comment-page-3/#comment-1765 Jeremiah Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:14:51 +0000 http://blasphemy.ie/?p=712#comment-1765 Good luck in repealing this extremely dangerous blasphemy law. I'm religious, but this doesn't mean I want logic and reason as well as the truth to be held hostage to a law imposed by any country. GL! Good luck in repealing this extremely dangerous blasphemy law. I’m religious, but this doesn’t mean I want logic and reason as well as the truth to be held hostage to a law imposed by any country. GL!

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