Comments on: More on Ireland’s proposed blasphemy law – atheists organise http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/05/01/more-on-irelands-proposed-blasphemy-law/ Watching. Pointing. Laughing. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stuart H. http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/05/01/more-on-irelands-proposed-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-179694 Stuart H. Mon, 04 May 2009 15:25:55 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1948#comment-179694 It would be an outright lie for Irish faith leaders to say they were 'not consulted'. In 2005 a project called the ‘Dialogue between Government and Religious, Philosophical and Non-Confessional Groups’ began, and involves at least 25 religious groups, including one 'non-confessional' - the Humanist Association of Ireland' -though due to fannying about by leading Catholics it didn't start meeting until 2007. It meets ministers from key departments regularly in a format where, by law, they are obliged to listen to any concerns expressed. I know because I was told a hilarious story from the HAI representative about the first meeting, where she, a very respectable lady, sat at one end of the table while 24 spookchasers cowered at the other, fingering their holy whatsits and demanding that she be thrown out. She wasn't, the group still meets and the spookchasers no longer get exclusive private audiences with senior government figures, which is the way they prefer to be 'consulted'. It would be an outright lie for Irish faith leaders to say they were ‘not consulted’.
In 2005 a project called the ‘Dialogue between Government and Religious, Philosophical and Non-Confessional Groups’ began, and involves at least 25 religious groups, including one ‘non-confessional’ – the Humanist Association of Ireland’ -though due to fannying about by leading Catholics it didn’t start meeting until 2007. It meets ministers from key departments regularly in a format where, by law, they are obliged to listen to any concerns expressed.
I know because I was told a hilarious story from the HAI representative about the first meeting, where she, a very respectable lady, sat at one end of the table while 24 spookchasers cowered at the other, fingering their holy whatsits and demanding that she be thrown out.
She wasn’t, the group still meets and the spookchasers no longer get exclusive private audiences with senior government figures, which is the way they prefer to be ‘consulted’.

]]> By: Stonyground http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/05/01/more-on-irelands-proposed-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-179690 Stonyground Mon, 04 May 2009 09:44:06 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1948#comment-179690 Let me get this straight Mr. Ahern, you believe in talking animals, magic fruit and dead people coming back to life, and a thousand other childish absurdities. One of these re-animated people levitated to a place called Heaven which was claimed to be in a place that has now been explored, and it isn't there. You now think that there should be a law preventing people from telling you that you are mistaken, is that about right? As for humour, you have to admit that religious beliefs are inherently likely to attract ridicule. Let me get this straight Mr. Ahern, you believe in talking animals, magic fruit and dead people coming back to life, and a thousand other childish absurdities. One of these re-animated people levitated to a place called Heaven which was claimed to be in a place that has now been explored, and it isn’t there. You now think that there should be a law preventing people from telling you that you are mistaken, is that about right? As for humour, you have to admit that religious beliefs are inherently likely to attract ridicule.

]]> By: Alfster http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/05/01/more-on-irelands-proposed-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-179657 Alfster Fri, 01 May 2009 16:57:07 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1948#comment-179657 Those bloody Pastafarians are backing this move. One of their ilk has left a message on the link above. May their meatballs bubble in hell. This merely shows that 'god' seems to require laws to survive all of which are created by humans...who seem to be running scared a lot more these days now that 'we' can voice our opinions freely without the risk of the religious burning us at the stake...which is being replaced by being prosecuted by 'the law. Those bloody Pastafarians are backing this move. One of their ilk has left a message on the link above. May their meatballs bubble in hell.

This merely shows that ‘god’ seems to require laws to survive all of which are created by humans…who seem to be running scared a lot more these days now that ‘we’ can voice our opinions freely without the risk of the religious burning us at the stake…which is being replaced by being prosecuted by ‘the law.

]]> By: Stuart W http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2009/05/01/more-on-irelands-proposed-blasphemy-law/comment-page-1/#comment-179651 Stuart W Fri, 01 May 2009 14:41:37 +0000 http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/?p=1948#comment-179651 Seeing as he has completely failed in Blighty, this might be a good time for Stephen 'Birdshit' Green to emigrate and 'treat' the Irish to more of this kind of thing: http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/ulster.html Seeing as he has completely failed in Blighty, this might be a good time for Stephen ‘Birdshit’ Green to emigrate and ‘treat’ the Irish to more of this kind of thing:

http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/ulster.html

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