What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

I hate to say it but I think Donald Trump might be the best President for the times

They can practice their religion to their heart's content - but there's no obligation for the state to facilitate that as part of the state funded primary school day.

Tens of thousands of new staff? what are you inhaling? Is any teacher who has worked under a relgious patron going to be blackballed, or something?

Freedom of religion should be removed from constitution and fundamental human rights. It is not, and should not ever be, a right to spread hateful and divisive ideology under the guise of religion, and under the protection of it being a human right.

I don't disagree that line 1 is superfluous. But in the 70's it may have provided succor to Catholics as their special status in the constitution was being removed by the amendment that was accepted.

We have two types of media in Ireland, state run media that aren't going to ever step on the governments toes in any meaningful way otherwise funding will be pulled and job loses will follow ( 723 million cough cough) and special interest media the likes of Newstalk and Irish Independent etc… who serve their owners agenda and promote their point of view. Yes we have Gript and they are thankfully starting to make traction but it's slow and they are up against it.

I don't know if it's a controversial opinion but i think RTE should be cut lose and this will in the long run be much healthier for the country in terms of impartial journalism and holding the political class to account which obviously we have never done in this nation.

Not specifically.

If I wasn't clear enough, yes, everything related to religion. Religion, the word itself, and any reference to it or supernatural entities should be removed from all laws.

"As well as purchasing the buildings and often the land too off the church".

Just on this, I'm curious and I'm hoping anyone can help me out.

Say for example, if the government wanted to take them back, would they have any recourse to do so under squatters rights?

And if they don't, can they pass legislation to ensure that in the leasing of the land/school by the church, that any upgrades to facilities passed down by law would have to be paid for by the landlord (the church) as opposed to being funded by the tenant (the state).

I'm sure the gritty bits of law are around these things are secured more tighter than a pious nun's ars€ sealed with superglue, but is there any recourse from the state to either get the school/land under the squatters rights or force the church (as landlords) to upgrade the schools to better levels at their expense?

Of course. Do you need a freedom of music right to listed to music? Do you need a freedom of films right to watch movies? So you don't need a freedom of religion either.

we don’t pay enough taxes and that why we deserve **** services

Forgot, another right.

I'll refer to my own "religion" here because it's somehow "racist" to refer to other religions and also risky. Seems ok to criticize Catholicism till the cows come home. Ah, but that's another story ... back to rights ...

The right to indoctrinate children. Example: If you disobey our religion or leave it you will burn in hell forever.

Imagine indoctrinating a child with that ?

What could that possibly do their their mind ?

The problem is you don't have a choice if you are indoctrinated.