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Do you think the Iona Institute are homophobic?

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  • #1802
    Piliger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,741 ✭✭✭Piliger


    No
    Fr. Ned wrote: »
    Personally I don't really care what homosexual couples do.

    If they want to get married, then go ahead.

    One thing they can't do though is procreate, only hetrosexual couples can do that, and that's what keeps the human race alive.
    My niece is 26 and gay. She has three children :-)


  • #1803
    Zen65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Zen65


    No
    Fr. Ned wrote: »
    So, campaigning for something is ok but campaigning against it isn't?

    I see.....

    I don't think you do.

    Campaigning for an end to apartheid is OK.

    Campaigning against an end to apartheid is not OK.

    Do you see now?


  • #1804
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    No
    Stephen Fry is also in agreement with Panti's thoughts on homophobia.

    If you haven't watched that video yet, you really should. It's seriously good stuff.


  • #1805
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    No
    God himself just got on our side:) Stephen fry you ****ing legend!!
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  • #1806
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1807
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,232 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    Were you at the busstop?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #1808
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,232 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    No
    Interesting that RTEs Primetime debate on the age of consent had a covert Iona person in the audience.
    Jackie Ascough, wife of Tom, although not officially involved with Iona, is routinely invited to speak on RTÉ programmes about social matters, again for reasons that are not entirely clear. As somebody with a degree in Radio/TV/Film from the University of North Texas, Jackie is uniquely placed to practise as a fertility care practitioner, especially since her degree is augmented by something from the St. Joseph Healthcare Natural Family Planning Teacher Education Centre in St Paul Minnesota.

    According to the Human Life International website, Jackie lectures for the Nurture Institute (another institute!) on the topic of psychosexual development of children 0-18. However, the article omits to mention what qualifications she earned that equip her to do this important work. There’s no listing of a company with this name in the Irish database. The Nurture Institute, according to its website, is the “operational arm” of Education Resource Trust. It seems to be in urgent need of new blood, with its youngest director at 66, followed by 68, 72, 73, 80, 81 and 83. You’d have to wonder why people in this age range would be bothering themselves with the psychosexual development of anyone.

    Jackie is deeply engaged with Human Life International and other worthy causes such as Pure in Heart, a group of young people answering the call of Our Lady of Medjugorje, with an address at, would you believe it, 23 Merrion Square.

    Pure in heart is an International Catholic Movement of young adults who through prayer and friendship, strive together to learn, live and share the truth, beauty and meaning of human sexuality.

    The institutes never end. Jackie also works with the Nazareth Family Institute, founded, according to its website, by the Community of Nazareth, describing itself as a lay, charismatic, covenant community in south Co Dublin. Its website suggests a connection with Spirit Radio. One of its directors, Adrian Buckley (45), is also a director of Silverstream Priory, along with Sean Ascough and Patrick Kenny.

    Jackie, like her husband Tom, is a director of Spirit Radio, and also writes for Alive! magazine, a right-wing Catholic publication with, among other things, an anti-evolution stance. Poor old Spirit Radio isn’t doing too well, judging by this printout of their financials, and apparently their JNLR listership is even smaller than 4FM, but not to worry. God will provide.

    Jackie also wrote for the obscure Voice Today, as did Tom O’Gorman, the researcher for Iona mentioned above.

    http://bocktherobber.com/2013/06/what-exactly-is-the-iona-institute/


    Jackie of Jacqueline has form on opposing equal marriage

    http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates%20Authoring/DebatesWebPack.nsf/committeetakes/CNJ2005042800003

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #1809
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    No
    151k views....

    How many twitter followers does Stephen Fry have?


  • #1810
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    No
    amdublin wrote: »
    151k views....

    How many twitter followers does Stephen Fry have?


    6.5 million


  • #1811
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    No
    amdublin wrote: »
    151k views....

    How many twitter followers does Stephen Fry have?


    ALL.OF.THEM.


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  • #1812
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,232 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    No
    amdublin wrote: »
    151k views....

    How many twitter followers does Stephen Fry have?

    It's also been tweeted by RuPaul and Graham Norton

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #1813
    PopePalpatine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭PopePalpatine


    No
    What is it with the Christian reactionaries and "Institutes"? :rolleyes:


  • #1814
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1815
    david75
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


    No
    It was a traffic light. Not a bus stop.


    Vincent Browne is gonna be talking about this tonight.


  • #1816
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,232 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    Oh right ok. Very presumptuous of you that he was in drag :rolleyes:

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #1817
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1818
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    You do get that "Drag Acts" are "Acts." They dress up that way for a performance, art, to entertain and to make money. It's like the theatre, but less gay.


  • #1819
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,277 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    No
    darced wrote:
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    That wouldn't make any sense. Wouldn't take too much "checking yourself" to realise it was the drag that was "giving the gay" away if that was the case.

    Tbh, you don't need to be confirmed gay for a car full of troglodytes to throw a milk bottle at you. Looking or dressing a "bit gay" is enough. Maybe he was wearing a frilly shirt or skinny jeans that day, who knows. It's not just gay students who are the victims of homophobic bullying in schools for instnace.


  • #1820
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    Obviously Rory doesn't go around as Panti all day long. Drag is not transgender. It's an act. A clown doesn't wear greasepaint going to Tesco or walking around town.


  • #1821
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,232 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    I've seen Rory loads of times out of drag :rolleyes:

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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  • #1822
    seenitall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,743 ✭✭✭seenitall


    No
    What is it with the Christian reactionaries and "Institutes"? :rolleyes:[/IMG]

    Trying to recapture the moral authority that is slipping away when based on religious appeal, by basing it on 'science' appeal.

    (Sorry, my Quote thingy isn't working for some reason.)


  • #1823
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1824
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    No
    That was my first thought too, but I'm wondering if that's the right reaction. Plenty of dudebros drive around yelling fag at people. If you're not gay, it probably doesn't sting. If you are, I imagine you might think 'how did they know?'


  • #1825
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1826
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    What a reprehensible utterance, you seem to suggest that getting abused in public is not just excusable, but that it's a right and proper response? Words fail me...


  • #1827
    diddlybit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭diddlybit


    No
    darced wrote: »
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    Fixed this for you
    darced wrote: »
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    Perhaps they laughed because the speech was both touching and humorous? A touch of wit is often useful in getting a point across.


  • #1828
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,566 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    No
    Those that are interested in this topic, tune into TV3 now. Vincent Browne has a panel to discuss it (no Iona members).


  • #1829
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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  • #1830
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    No
    Every time I see Rory in drag I get a tiny bit angry.
    Because I am madly envious of her legs - Panti has fabbalous pins.


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  • #1831
    darced
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,056 ✭✭✭darced


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