Atheists & Agnostics

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts) Sat May 23, 2015, 06:48 PM May 2015

A toast to the Irish, who just loudly told the anti-equality & repressive Catholic Church

to go fuck itself! Congratulations on your vote in favor of human rights and against repressive mythologies!

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A toast to the Irish, who just loudly told the anti-equality & repressive Catholic Church (Original Post) Arugula Latte May 2015 OP

I'll raise a pint of Guinness to that! deucemagnet May 2015 #1

The people who were brave enough to step forward and tell their tales of rape & abuse Arugula Latte May 2015 #2

It's a good first step. Curmudgeoness May 2015 #3

I'll drink to that mountain grammy May 2015 #4

To Ireland! RussBLib May 2015 #5

We need a huge leap forward in reason, like some western European countries have had. Arugula Latte May 2015 #6

It is wonderful! haikugal May 2015 #7

And by a substantial margin too! progressoid May 2015 #8

Some pics here: mr blur May 2015 #9

"A reality check" -- Arugula Latte May 2015 #11

Says it all without words AuntPatsy May 2015 #14

That second article is just great. Lots of interesting facts. onager May 2015 #12

God must have approved of the vote (edited) RussBLib May 2015 #16

Fascinating how the rise in peace and equality.. trotsky May 2015 #10

But it's not about religion, trot. PeaceNikki May 2015 #13

NEVER! n/t trotsky May 2015 #15

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts)

1. I'll raise a pint of Guinness to that!

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 06:58 PM

May 2015

I wish them continued good fortune in throwing off the shackles of religion!

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

2. The people who were brave enough to step forward and tell their tales of rape & abuse

Reply to deucemagnet (Reply #1)

Sat May 23, 2015, 07:03 PM

May 2015

by church officials really did a great service to humanity that goes far beyond just helping victims of sexual crimes. They helped pull back the curtain on the corrupt-to-the-core RCC, letting people see how self-serving, hypocritical, and just downright LYING that entire institution is, leading to a fast erosion of its power in many countries, and opening the door for an embrace of equality.

Now ... to get equal rights for women, as well ...

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. It's a good first step.

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 07:48 PM

May 2015

Now we have to keep moving forward for gay rights and against the silly teachings of the church (and other religions).

mountain grammy

(27,273 posts)

4. I'll drink to that

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 07:51 PM

May 2015

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

5. To Ireland!

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2015, 09:47 PM

May 2015

An amazing feat! In a country that seemed to be inextricably bound to/by the RCC.

If you were Irish, it was a given you were Irish-Catholic, now...atheism up 400% in Ireland in 10 years.

In 2011, 47% of Irish respondents said they considered themselves religious, 44% not religious, and 10% convinced atheists. The global average has 59% of respondents self-identifying as religious, 23% as not religious, and 13% as convinced atheists.

If that can happen in Ireland, surely our own SCOTUS will do the right thing with its June decision on marriage equality.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

6. We need a huge leap forward in reason, like some western European countries have had.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #5)

Sat May 23, 2015, 10:02 PM

May 2015

We seem to lag behind here in the US of A, but I'm hoping that the Internet + big rejection of religion by young people will get us there eventually.

haikugal

(6,476 posts)

7. It is wonderful!

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 01:07 AM

May 2015

Of all places! Here's to Ireland, all the best to you!

🍻

progressoid

(50,747 posts)

8. And by a substantial margin too!

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 02:40 AM

May 2015

I was expecting it to be closer. Good for them!

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

9. Some pics here:

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 08:17 AM

May 2015

pics:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/may/23/ireland-gay-same-sex-marriage-vote-yes

"Catholic church needs reality check, says Dublin archbishop"

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

11. "A reality check" --

Reply to mr blur (Reply #9)

Sun May 24, 2015, 12:02 PM

May 2015

Hmm, kind of tricky to do that when your entire grifting scam, er, religion, is based on nonsensical mythology.

Great pics ... This one made me tear up a bit:

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

14. Says it all without words

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #11)

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:13 PM

May 2015

onager

(9,356 posts)

12. That second article is just great. Lots of interesting facts.

Reply to mr blur (Reply #9)

Sun May 24, 2015, 10:47 PM

May 2015

This one jumped right out:

All but one of the republic’s 43 parliamentary constituencies voted yes to same-sex marriage. And fears of an urban-rural, yes/no split proved to be unfounded. Constituencies such as Donegal South West, which in the past voted against divorce and abortion reform, backed the yes side.

Amazing. And zipping around the Net today, I saw some Actual Irish People explaining another reason this vote is so earth-shaking - it's not just a popular vote on gay rights, it's a vote that will change the Irish Constitution.

Kudos to Atheist Ireland. They were in the thick of this fight for a long time.

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

16. God must have approved of the vote (edited)

Reply to onager (Reply #12)

Tue May 26, 2015, 07:44 PM

May 2015

...after all, He gave them "glorious sunshine" for the vote and the vote counting.

I couldn't resist.

That, of course, is the same kind of facile argument I cannot stand, as in, "God sent Hurricane Katrina to punish New Orleans for tolerating homosexuality."

I forgot the rainbows!!