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Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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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.

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