Not really Catholic don't Vote catholic in Irish Census 2011 Be Honest

Be Honest in the Irish Census on Sunday 10 April. Think before you tick your answer to the religion question, and give an answer that matches your actual religious affiliation. If you still believe in God but you are no longer truly a Roman Catholic, please say so.

If you grew up as a Roman Catholic, and you still believe in God but you are no longer truly a Roman Catholic:

•Please don't tick a religion you don't actually practice.
•Please don't tick your childhood religion out of habit.
•Please don't let someone else fill in your answer.
•Please don't ignore the question. Answer it honestly.
Instead, please answer whatever most accurately reflects your true religious affiliation. For example, you can write 'Christian' (or something else) in the 'Other Religion' box. Or you can tick the 'No Religion' box if you believe you are spiritual but not religious.

Atheist Ireland wants to see accurate answers to the question on religion.

We believe that this inaccuracy happens because many people tick their childhood religion out of habit, or tick a religion that they don't really practice, or let somebody else fill in the answer for them. But you won't write in your childhood home address unless you still live there. So don't write in your childhood religion unless you still really practice it.



The Census results are used to predict future demand for State services such as schools and hospitals, and other policies.

So careless answers to the question of religion will have an impact on the allocation of State resources, and on the political lobbying power of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. If you want a fair future based on accurate statistics, please answer this question honestly.
http://www.atheist.ie/category/census/

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[AtheistIreland]

Don't forget to subscribe

[rozeboosje]

way ahead o'ya lads .... watch?v=LRp4ePqyuZw

But good call

[AtheistIreland]

@rozeboosje Saw your great vid the other day so thought we should have something about the campaign. Thinking of doing a vid using a clip from your vid and DaithiDublin and a few others. -Tom

[DaithiDublin]

That's a great point about Irish people treating their Catholicism as an unquestioned fact akin to their blood type. I know many people who might be living at home still (or again!) who will fill out the form as a family group. There are many who might in those circumstances feel a pressure to conform, or not want to upset the folks, and allow someone else to 'decide' their religious view for them.

We need to empower those people to feel that ticking 'No religion' is OK in that situation.

[SpasticatedCunt]

I wonder would they allow a tv ad with this message

[FearTheIreland]

Wtf, this is pathetic. 

[Abbadon380]

87% of the catholic church run schools in ireland ARE CENTRES FOR ORGANIZED PEDOPHILLIA

[ha5er1]

btw i put down no religion on the census

[ha5er1]

why is there such a thing as atheist ireland? personally i was raised a catholic but consider myself to have no religion i simply don't believe, but isn't there a chance that starting groups like atheist ireland etc, could make people believe that being atheist could b considered the religion of having no religion?

[arif11219]

fuck up relejon cant go away u bitch

[SkyrimSoldier]

Great to find some fellow Irish atheists.

[AtheistIreland]

@coldwarkid007 This video is for the campaign "Be Honest to God", the other video yet to be uploaded is to inform Atheists to put down non-religion as Atheism is not a religion. see atheist.ie/category/census/

Note Atheist Ireland is not anti-theist, anti-catholic, or anti-other religion.

The purpose of this video is in the description. If half the population of so claimed catholic-Ireland are not actually catholic then why give incorrect information inflating the power of the RCCL

[coldwarkid007]

@EclecticSceptic to single out one specific religion makes AI seem partial in inter-religious debate. It leaves the organisation and its campaigns open to criticism and makes it easier to discredit. It also puts anti-theists (like me) off the organisation as it is missing an opportunity to encourage all non-religious people to state so in the census. Many ex-members of other Christian denominations are also unable to dis-associate themselves from their cultural tag. By the way I am Irish.

[EclecticSceptic]

@coldwarkid007 Yeah it is. Do you have a problem with that? There are many reasons why the focus is on catholicism. I'm going to be honest, I'm too lazy to say them. I don't know if you're Irish or not, either. If you're Irish you should know why.