Irish Blasphemy Referendum 2018

[Ifreann]

"It's not the state's business to enforce religion"
Says who?

Us, the people who decide what the state's business is.

[Kubumba Tribe]

"It's not the state's business to enforce religion"
Says who?

Says every human who values freedom in some form.

"It's not the state's business to enforce religion"
Says who?

Us, the people who decide what the state's business is.

Ok, so not Allah SWT. Gotcha.

Imagine if Israel enforced Jewish Laws on everyone in Israel, including West Bank and the Gaza Strip. That would just be unfair to the Islamic Minority there no?

Does Jewish Law enforce non-Jews to live by it?

[Ifreann]

Us, the people who decide what the state's business is.

Ok, so not Allah SWT. Gotcha.

To the best of my knowledge Allah is not a voter here so no, his wishes are not considered.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Real people who vote are the ones who say so.

[The New California Republic]

Us, the people who decide what the state's business is.

Ok, so not Allah SWT. Gotcha.

Is Allah a registered voter in Ireland? No? I didn't think so...

[Ifreann]

Ok, so not Allah SWT. Gotcha.

Is Allah a registered voter in Ireland? No? I didn't think so...

I'd say we've a few Mohammeds, but probably not any Allahs.

[The New California Republic]

Is Allah a registered voter in Ireland? No? I didn't think so...

I'd say we've a few Mohammeds, but probably not any Allahs.

Some cultures think that a person looking upon a god will cause said person to die. Allah probably uses a postal vote to avoid inadvertently killing all the polling station staff...

[The Huskar Social Union]

I'd say we've a few Mohammeds, but probably not any Allahs.

Some cultures think that a person looking upon a god will cause said person to die. Allah probably uses a postal vote to avoid inadvertently killing all the polling station staff...

Alright Allah me bo-ARGH MY HEART AHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU OWE ME 10 YOYOS FROM THE OTHER NIGHT

*dead*

[Trumptonium1]

Is there something in Varadkar's surname that you don't like, Tony?

Not a true irishman obviously

Not for me to judge, but Gina Miller is doing wonders for the right.

[Geneviev]

Says every human who values freedom in some form.

Us, the people who decide what the state's business is.

Ok, so not Allah SWT. Gotcha.

Ireland has always been more Catholic.

[Hakons]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

[Ifreann]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Can't spit on Church grounds, odds are it's a crime scene.

[Hammer Britannia]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Yeah, spit on the grave of those heretics.

Ορθόδοξος είναι το Τσαντ

[The New California Republic]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Yeah, because that's exactly what is happening here.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Yeah, because that's exactly what is happening here.

Obviously

[Hakons]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Can't spit on Church grounds, odds are it's a crime scene.

Never change, secularists. You've done a lot better at destroying Irish Catholicism than when the English gave it a try

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

Yeah, because that's exactly what is happening here.

Not just here, but in the series of referendums that have been voted on. Pretty much every Irishman before the 90s would be horrified.

[Geneviev]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

That will be the next one.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Can't spit on Church grounds, odds are it's a crime scene.

Never change, secularists. You've done a lot better at destroying Irish Catholicism than when the English gave it a try

Yeah, because that's exactly what is happening here.

Not just here, but in the series of referendums that have been voted on. Pretty much every Irishman before the 90s would be horrified.

Doubt it. And im sure plenty of irish people from before the 90s supported the past two referendums relating to SSM and Abortion.

Its a stupid outdated bollocks law that even the damn church has said is obsolete.

[Arcturus Novus]

Imagine being upset that a secular state is taking steps toward further governmental secularism.

[Ifreann]

Can't spit on Church grounds, odds are it's a crime scene.

Never change, secularists. You've done a lot better at destroying Irish Catholicism than when the English gave it a try

Don't worry, we'll keep it around long enough to answer for the abuse and human trafficking and deaths.

Yeah, because that's exactly what is happening here.

Not just here, but in the series of referendums that have been voted on. Pretty much every Irishman before the 90s would be horrified.

I'm an Irishman from before the 90s and I'm quite pleased with our recent referenda. Maybe you aren't as in touch with the Irish 28+ crowd as you imagine yourself to be.

[Hakons]

Never change, secularists. You've done a lot better at destroying Irish Catholicism than when the English gave it a try



Not just here, but in the series of referendums that have been voted on. Pretty much every Irishman before the 90s would be horrified.

Doubt it. And im sure plenty of irish people from before the 90s supported the past two referendums relating to SSM and Abortion.

Its a stupid outdated bollocks law that even the damn church has said is obsolete.

I'm going off the referendum that outlawed abortion in the 80s. If you want, these latest amendments would horrify almost every Irishman before the 70s.

When someone calls a law "outdated," that's a very good indication that their ancestors would disagree, hence the spitting on graves comment. For over a thousand years the Irish have respected God in their laws, but the secularists are putting an end to that.

[The Grene Knyght]

Might as well have an Irish "Let's spit on the graves of our Catholic ancestors" Referendum at this point

If the law were explicitly Catholic, then it would be unconstitutional.

I mean, I'm mostly neutral on the issue, because Ireland has far greater problems right now, and this just seems like a tactic to distract the public and earn the government some popularity points.

[Hakons]

Never change, secularists. You've done a lot better at destroying Irish Catholicism than when the English gave it a try

Don't worry, we'll keep it around long enough to answer for the abuse and human trafficking and deaths.

Not just here, but in the series of referendums that have been voted on. Pretty much every Irishman before the 90s would be horrified.

I'm an Irishman from before the 90s and I'm quite pleased with our recent referenda. Maybe you aren't as in touch with the Irish 28+ crowd as you imagine yourself to be.

The abuse is obviously very bad, but from the Catholic standpoint that used to be inseparable from the Irish identity, bad actions by clergy do not justify apostasy, secularization, and abortion.

I'm not at all familiar with the political demographics of Ireland, so I apologize for that.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Doubt it. And im sure plenty of irish people from before the 90s supported the past two referendums relating to SSM and Abortion.

Its a stupid outdated bollocks law that even the damn church has said is obsolete.

I'm going off the referendum that outlawed abortion in the 80s. If you want, these latest amendments would horrify almost every Irishman before the 70s.

When someone calls a law "outdated," that's a very good indication that their ancestors would disagree, hence the spitting on graves comment. For over a thousand years the Irish have respected God in their laws, but the secularists are putting an end to that.

You can be a catholic and a secularist, and you can still be a catholic, support getting rid of a stupid law such as this, and respect your god in the process. Ireland is a secular country and has been for a long time and most people are still catholic and will continue to still be catholic after this.

[Hakons]

I'm going off the referendum that outlawed abortion in the 80s. If you want, these latest amendments would horrify almost every Irishman before the 70s.

When someone calls a law "outdated," that's a very good indication that their ancestors would disagree, hence the spitting on graves comment. For over a thousand years the Irish have respected God in their laws, but the secularists are putting an end to that.

You can be a catholic and a secularist, and you can still be a catholic, support getting rid of a stupid law such as this, and respect your god in the process. Ireland is a secular country and has been for a long time and most people are still catholic and will continue to still be catholic after this.

And that's where I disagree. Blasphemy laws aren't stupid, and the people that instituted the blasphemy laws didn't think they were stupid either. Until recently, the majority of Ireland didn't think they were stupid. This is why I say it's comparable to dishonoring one's ancestors, because a long, long, chain of Irishmen would be appalled at getting rid of a blasphemy law.