Fianna Fail National church-gate collection today!

cosanostra

Fianna Fail are collecting money at church gates all across the country today please give generously...

Coriolanus

I don't believe you.

douglashyde

It's Fianna Fáil

Paddysnapper

:rolleyes: I knew there was a good reason (excuse) for a lie in:rolleyes::D:

randylonghorn

cosanostra wrote: »

Fianna Fail are collecting money at church gates all across the country today please give generously...

All I can say is that you have an appropriate username for that post!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

douglashyde wrote: »

It's Fianna Fáil

No, he was right.

ilovesleep

Give chewing gum (used), trash and maybe a poo if anyone is brave enough.

Show Time

Damn i had better start going to mass again.

offaly1

That was last week in offaly! Anyway they wont be getting a schelling off me!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

ilovesleep wrote: »

Give chewing gum (used), trash and maybe a poo if anyone is brave enough.

Cheese. Don't forget the cheese.

W.Shakes-Beer

What's church? And where is its gates?

johngalway

They took enough off the people of this country already, thanks very much all the same.

ilovesleep

I'll think I'll go to mass just for this reason - to give a sh1t in a cheese packet. Havent been to mass in years. Giving monopoly play money would be good too.

daber

People are going to mass again praying for a miracle and this greedy shower that got us into the mess are standing there with they're hands out begging for money after openly dipping they're hands into every wage packet in the country not to mention cutting social welfare for people already on the bread line, i say dip your hand into their collection box and take back a few coins (should anyone be foolish enough to put something in it in the first place!)

suicide_circus

How do these goons get away with standing outside places of worship and shaking buckets as if they were a charitable cause? Isnt this just begging...which is now effectively illegal?

Coriolanus

suicide_circus wrote: »

How do these goons get away with standing outside places of worship and shaking buckets as if they were a charitable cause? Isnt this just begging...which is now effectively illegal?

Not if the streets of Dublin are any indication.

suicide_circus

But seriously? How are a political party allowed solicit donations on the streets? Donations impossible to keep an eye on, trace, vouch for etc....am I allowed to set up my own political party and go out and solicit donations and then use theres donations for party purposes (coke and hookers) without the taxman looking for receipts etc

Coriolanus

I think any donations under 100, or 500 or something like that anyway, don't have to be declared or receipted/recorded.

Doom

Church +political parties = bad news

Cork Lass

cosanostra wrote: »

Fianna Fail are collecting money at church gates all across the country today please give generously...

I absolutely do not believe this as I cannot see anyone having enough b*lls to do it. Pity though as I do have lots of crap to get rid of.

Bens

oh id love to meet them at the church gates

johngalway

suicide_circus wrote: »

Isnt this just begging...which is now effectively illegal?

No, permission is sought from either the Gardai or the local council (forget which), similar to a community raffle/fund raising event where tickets are sold, which also needs Garda permission to be run.

They will be in possession of a document outlining when and where they're allowed to collect.

ejmaztec

The real reason that people don't go to church is to avoid tripping over political beggars, sports club beggars, coursing club beggars and any other bunch of non-charitable beggars. They can all fuck off.

philologos

Politicians should stay away from churches at any time except if they happen to worship there. No promotion of political causes should take place within churches or within a 50m radius of the church gates in my opinion of it. I go to church to worship, and to have fellowship with other believers, I don't go to church to be canvassed. Separation of church and state should logically also mean separation of state / politics from church.

Biggins

The Church and Fianna Fail, one trying to grab your money outside and one wanting to grab your money inside.
...Says its fcukin all about both!

Captain Chaos

suicide_circus wrote: »

How do these goons get away with standing outside places of worship and shaking buckets as if they were a charitable cause? Isnt this just begging...which is now effectively illegal?

Sure they have a church collection at every mass, there was two at the ones I was dragged to as a child. Same thing different face.

Captain Chaos

philologos wrote: »

Separation of church and state should logically also mean separation of state / politics from church.

:D:D Thats a good one, you should write that one down. For 100s of years the church was political rule. Making up rules and telling the people what they could and could not do and think. Dictating that the Earth was the centre of the Universe at one stage and anyone that said otherwise vanished or bowed down to name of God and reconsidered.:D

cosanostra

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Sure they have a church collection at every mass, there was two at the ones I was dragged to as a child. Same thing different face.

I heard one time a Priest actually asked for a silent collection

philologos

Captain Chaos wrote: »

:D:D Thats a good one, you should write that one down. For 100s of years the church was political rule. Making up rules and telling the people what they could and could not do and think. Dictating that the Earth was the centre of the Universe at one stage and anyone that said otherwise vanished or bowed down to name of God and reconsidered.:D

I'm a non-Catholic and I go to a minority church in the State. I'm interested in pluralism, freedom of / from religion and freedom of expression. I don't expect the State to promote my beliefs, I can do that myself.

Laika1986

Maybe their giving it back???

Richard tea

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Cheese. Don't forget the cheese.

Yes, easy singles all round:)

Sky King

Give them a few shares in Anglo

Wolfe Tone

A chance to bash the church AND FF, will AH be able to cope?

Biggins

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

A chance to bash the church AND FF, will AH be able to cope?

Does it ever! It will head to the bar and have another drink! Cheers! :cool:

PatsytheNazi

Where's me AK47.

suicide_circus

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Sure they have a church collection at every mass, there was two at the ones I was dragged to as a child. Same thing different face.

Difference is, even if you detest the institution, the church does carry out charitable work. The fianna fail party does not.

Guy:Incognito

Any money that gets diverted away from the church is a good thing. Even if it was going directly to a baby killing fund it would be better spent.

suicide_circus

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Any money that gets diverted away from the church is a good thing. Even if it was going directly to a baby killing fund it would be better spent.

No it wouldnt.