Ahern proposes Autumn Referendum on blasphemy.

[Christine Murray]

Eighteen then.

: o )

Or, em sorry, how many times did you vote?

I have a great desire to publish some blasphemic poetry but will desist so...

[terence]

Can't see the reason in having a referendum, its a stupid law and one that would not be enforced as its ridiculus. Don't waste the money

[kerrynorth]

Briefing: Blasphemy referendum - Times Online

[citizen pat]

Can't see the reason in having a referendum, its a stupid law and one that would not be enforced as its ridiculus. Don't waste the money

it is all so silly that it is hard to get worked up about it all
the minister who is responsible, Ahearn the Lesser, must have feck all to do , wonder who was advising him
knights of c? opus dei? elderly relatives? Louth cumann of Hamas?

Vote no anyway

[nozzferrahhtoo]

Everyone except homosexuals and women of course, who are oppressed under Sharia. The Left faces a conflict between "diversity" and "equality".

I think somehow I am missing the force of your point but I am not sure where or how.

What has homosexuality got to do with it? These Sharia people should be allowed have their say like anyone else on homosexuals just as I have the right to point out that most of what they have to say on that issue is a load of bunk.

And if the will of the land they live in is to not outlaw homosexuality or to allow homosexual marriage, then they either have to live with that, or move on.

[nozzferrahhtoo]

That's a relief. For a moment there I thought you were removing the final law-making competences from the Oireachtas.

Indeed. A strong argument in favor of reading what people write, and not making assumptions about what they have not, huh?

[Christine Murray]

Eoin O Dell , writing in today's Irish Times states that the Government should go further and revise the
Free Speech clause :

Referendum on blasphemy should revise free speech clause - The Irish Times - Mon, Mar 22, 2010

Interesting article and worth the read ^ ( indeed the only IT article on the issue that actually
addresses it, after the appalling apologia for censorship by another columnist on 16/01/10 )

[Supermanpolitician]

The government would be mad to propose this. It would be seen as utterly irrelevant and most of the churches and atheists alike would ridicule it.

[Christine Murray]

The government would be mad to propose this. It would be seen as utterly irrelevant and most of the churches and atheists alike would ridicule it.

I think he's presenting it as a matter for discussion, rather than some push on policy.
His bloggie is here >>>cearta.ie - the Irish for rights