Atheists & Agnostics

onager

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

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.

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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