Atheism in Ireland

This is a short video on my impression of atheism in Ireland. I suppose it is personal testimony of a sort, although I do say I disregard personal testimony at the beginning of the video. I'm moreso talking about personal testimony as a positive argument of something such as god.

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[Paddy234]

I'm not saying that but if you think about it does the church really oppress them like you make out, like i can go out and use birth contol, have sex before marriage, basically do everything the church teaches me not to do and will it suppress me? Of course not. Also the church really only has a say on things like abortion and some moral teachings, nothing more, lets not forget that the catholic church has special rights in our republic by our founders

[iwentdowntotheriver]

I agree with you- the church is not much of an oppressive entity at the moment. But, the church should have NO say, EVER, in the political dealings of the country. It can instruct it's flock from the altar to be against abortion etc., but should not have special access to Ministers etc. Personally, I would scrap our constitution and start again. It's an incredibly flawed document written for a different era, but that's a different issue.

[ikeelyouall1641]

@swissnor What are you on about ya fuckin foreign amadan ya! go on then point out where i'm wrong in my comment above! Spose you Know an in depth history of Ireland sme how kept secret to us normal Irish people? Please enlighten me.......... cunt

[swissnor]

@ikeelyouall1641 I love the way you know little or nothing abouth Irish history and have to rely on the little skewed history you lernt in school. Irish history is far more complex and far mor interesting then the rubish you lernt in school.

[swissnor]

@ikeelyouall1641 I was making a cultural observation not a historical observation with regard to the Rep. of Ireland.

[ikeelyouall1641]

@swissnor Fuck off! Do you even know anything about Irish history "swissnor" doesn't sound very Irish to me! Most Protestants in Ireland are the descendants of English invaders that were planted here. That is just a fact. Most Irish Catholics are the descendants of Gaels or Normans that shared a Gaelic culture. so how you arrive at your standpoint I don't know probably because you too are a foreigner and don't understand what yo're commenting on. Slán

[ikeelyouall1641]

@swissnor Fuck off would ya! how the hell do you reckon that? ya just make a statement without backing it up, by Irish I mean Gaelic as opposed to English settlers, who have in modern times become a part of Irish culture, but it does not change the fact that the majority of Protestants in Ireland are the descendants of English planters. So I don't see how you can say that the "Irish Catholics" (both Norman and Gaelic) are less Irish that the descendants of English invaders and usurpers.

[swissnor]

@ikeelyouall1641 Protestants are as Irish as any one else, in fact Protestants are more Irish than the so called"Irish Catholics".

[runevidgeek3]

Thank God the Irish are coming out of their Roman universal induced fog.

[timesbetter]

have u defected from the irish cath chruch?

[philipOhayda]

I like this it's really good.

but I do belive there is a god.

however I don't like the way peolpe are doing the sheep thing that you siad.(am in to Atheism cuz am cool)or trying to make me belive there is no god. am also not a fun of the pope.( cuz there will never be an irish one)