Countering religious extremism in Ireland

Packrat · 03-12-2014 02:46AM

Cantremember wrote: »

True. It could be raping children, covering it up and facilitating it's happening over and over again in order to protect the institution. That would be extreme. Or banishing pregnant young women to a life of slavery as expiation for their "sin". That would be religious extremism. Or selling children to adoption. Or getting derogations from anti discriminatory employment law for religious "grounds". No extremism like that here. No.

or cutting people's heads off, or putting bags over women's heads - sh1t like that.:rolleyes:

Its Only Ray Parlour wrote: »

That was my first thought when I heard the mountain was private land. I didn't think it was possible to buy an entire a mountain, unless you paid the county council or government a shítload of money.

So just because you are ignorant of how things are then they shouldn't be like that?
Why wouldn't someone own all the land on some particular mountain?

shruikan2553 · 03-12-2014 02:50AM

catallus wrote: »

Why would the government own a mountain?

I hear its a fairly big mountain, might even be one of the biggest in kerry. A lot of countries would have that sort of thing as a national park.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 03-12-2014 03:41AM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I hear its a fairly big mountain, might even be one of the biggest in kerry. A lot of countries would have that sort of thing as a national park.

It's basically farmland, the only real climbing in it is the devil's ladder, then it's just a straight slog up past a few goats to the cross.

lazybones32 · 03-12-2014 02:59PM

Cantremember wrote: »

True. It could be raping children, covering it up and facilitating it's happening over and over again in order to protect the institution. That would be extreme. Or banishing pregnant young women to a life of slavery as expiation for their "sin". That would be religious extremism. Or selling children to adoption. Or getting derogations from anti discriminatory employment law for religious "grounds". No extremism like that here. No.

Do you even know what religious extremism means?

Ask for a dictionary this Christmas and use it daily.

swimming in a sea · 03-12-2014 03:17PM

I was surprised reading this tread that the mountain is privately owned, isn't this the tallest mountain in Ireland?

I can't think Everest, Blanc, or any other countries highest mountain is privately owned..I could be wrong.

catallus · 03-12-2014 03:23PM

Privately owned or not, the question of planning permission is still niggling me.

Anyone know if planning was ever sought for it? I mean it is a structure on top of an elevated plain so I'm sure someone would have applied for permission?

Maybe it was given a religious exemption?

wes · 03-12-2014 03:38PM

I don't see why anyone would be so worked up about a cross, and its on private land as well. So no issue here, that I can see for someone to get worked up about.

Countering religious extremism in Ireland

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