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Is there complete separation of church and state in rep of Ireland ?

MungoMan · 2011-02-11 17:22:35

It's obvious that the established churches in Ireland (Catholic, Church of Ireland etc etc) do not have much (if any) influence on the running of the state. Are there any areas where the church still has influence ? Can anyone give any examples ? Are there any state institutions where the church has some influence ? Is it…

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#182 14-02-2011 09:24PM

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KeithAFC wrote: »

Really? At least the majority reject the evil that is the Roman Catholic church.

The majority of people may not be Roman Catholic, but afaik it is still the most popular religion in NI. Over 40% according to this. Being secularist isn't about dismissing only the religions which you don't like and deriding the people who follow that religion.. there's another word for that.

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