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sheikh radlinrol
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 Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 6:02 pm Post subject: Irish gay marriage referendum |
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What´s wrong with gay marriage in Limerick? If Patrick fits Gerald and Gerald fits Patrick, what´s the problem? Most of my gay friends are right behind the Irish q*****.  |
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Dedicated
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of marriage equality. It is the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by a popular vote. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Satan has been at work ? |
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Dedicated wrote: |
| It is the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by a popular vote. |
And in a country that historically and religiously has taken a very conservative stance in that regard. Truly amazing!!! |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Begorrah - the Bishop will be deeply saddened.  But if anyone thinks this will make the Catholic Church sit up and listen,well, I haven't seen any pigs flying by lately.
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
| But if anyone thinks this will make the Catholic Church sit up and listen,well, I haven't seen any pigs flying by lately. |
So very true. Though, it seems that most Irish Catholics are choosing not to listen to their religious leaders right now, at least not on this issue. So in a sense, pigs are flying in spite of papal decrees to stay put. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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And birth control is very popular among American Catholics. But deaf ears won't hear. It's not a democracy.
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Dedicated wrote: |
| Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of marriage equality. It is the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by a popular vote. |
But why should a popular vote be necessary? The Irish have a democratically elected government to take such decisions. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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In fact they have 2 governments. Time they had 1.
26+6=32 |
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BadBeagleBad
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| esl_prof wrote: |
| johnslat wrote: |
| But if anyone thinks this will make the Catholic Church sit up and listen,well, I haven't seen any pigs flying by lately. |
So very true. Though, it seems that most Irish Catholics are choosing not to listen to their religious leaders right now, at least not on this issue. So in a sense, pigs are flying in spite of papal decrees to stay put. |
Not just Irish Catholics. Some of you might know this already, but my mom is Irish, and has always been fairly critical of the pope (especially Ratzinger, about whom she said some fairly blasphemous things). And she is pretty conservative in most things, but has not problem with not being critical. Mexican Catholics, too, pick and choose what to believe. The thing is, you can´t force a belief. You can chose to follow a doctrine while not believing. Nevertheless, I am fairly surprised, but in a good way, that Ireland is the first country in the world to make this a law. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Not the first - that was the Netherlands. The first to have a referendum. |
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BadBeagleBad
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, that´s to be expected of godless socialists..... |
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johnslat
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But . . . but . . . then the defunct USSR should have done it decades ago. And North Korea? What are they waiting for?
Congratulation, though - you're probably the first to call priest-ridden Ireland a "godless society." 
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| Not the first - that was the Netherlands. The first to have a referendum. |
Which was, I think, followed by Canada. |
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 1:11 am Post subject: |
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| BadBeagleBad wrote: |
| Not just Irish Catholics. Some of you might know this already, but my mom is Irish, and has always been fairly critical of the pope (especially Ratzinger, about whom she said some fairly blasphemous things). And she is pretty conservative in most things, but has not problem with not being critical. Mexican Catholics, too, pick and choose what to believe. The thing is, you can´t force a belief. You can chose to follow a doctrine while not believing. Nevertheless, I am fairly surprised, but in a good way, that Ireland is the first country in the world to make this a law. |
Thanks for sharing, BBB! As always, very insightful. |
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