Atheists & Agnostics

onager

(9,356 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2015, 08:39 AM Jun 2015

UN Briefing - Religious Discrimination In Ireland

Atheist Ireland just delivered a speech to the UN in Geneva. The topic is officialy sanctioned discrimination against non-Xians in the Irish Republic.

Interesting stuff. Apparently atheists have few to no rights under the current Irish constitution.

But this sort of thing could never happen in the USA...cough...

http://www.michaelnugent.com/2015/06/08/atheist-ireland-un-speech/

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UN Briefing - Religious Discrimination In Ireland (Original Post) onager Jun 2015 OP

Not just in Ireland salimbag Jun 2015 #1

For Better Or For Worse Cartoonist Jun 2015 #2

In some sort of research i found out that Ireland was already christian before Patrick arrived Lordquinton Jun 2015 #3

...and didn't the Romans observe a couple centuries before old Pat that there were no snakes? Iggo Jun 2015 #4

That there were no snakes in Ireland before pat got there Lordquinton Jun 2015 #5

salimbag

(173 posts)

1. Not just in Ireland

Reply to onager (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 03:02 PM

Jun 2015

There are still laws on the books in many places that discriminate against atheists. It is up to the citizens to lead the effort against these laws.

Cartoonist

(7,317 posts)

2. For Better Or For Worse

Reply to onager (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 07:52 AM

Jun 2015

The comic strip by a Canadian. There was one strip published around St. Patrick's Day that made me wince. There was a party and someone asked, "What did St.Patrick ever do for Ireland?"
"He rid it of snakes," came the first reply.
"What else did he do?"
"He brought Christianity to Ireland."
"What else?"
"Isn't that enough?"
. . . respective silence . . .

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)

3. In some sort of research i found out that Ireland was already christian before Patrick arrived

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 03:38 PM

Jun 2015

Just not catholic, so he went about knocking over the incorrect churches and putting up him own, basically. Little more complex but bshows you how it's not just believing, it's the right kind of belief.

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

4. ...and didn't the Romans observe a couple centuries before old Pat that there were no snakes?

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 03:48 PM

Jun 2015

So what kind of "snakes" did Paddy boy really get rid of?

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)

5. That there were no snakes in Ireland before pat got there

Reply to Iggo (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 05:33 PM

Jun 2015

Is a perfectly wrapped up metaphor about the Catholic Church.

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