tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post8350518015029117706..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Puerile, Point-Scoring Letter in Today's Irish TimesMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-91034317617353299192013-12-13T03:56:15.135-08:002013-12-13T03:56:15.135-08:00I do actually believe in diversity for its own sak...I do actually believe in diversity for its own sake, but not when it comes to religion, which is too important and where only one religion can logically be the true religion. (I'm not saying there aren't elements of truth in other religion, or that religious diversity shouldn't be respected. I just don't think it should be considered a good in itself.)Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-48387830740515213052013-12-12T09:14:11.515-08:002013-12-12T09:14:11.515-08:00Diversity is a joke, or at least in the way that i...Diversity is a joke, or at least in the way that it's used today. Being diverse for the sake of it is stupid. I guess the attitude of the writer above can sum up the mentality of most people against the Church. Nothing new.Antainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-86309912939119145462013-12-12T08:47:10.921-08:002013-12-12T08:47:10.921-08:00It's not a subject I know a huge amount about ...It's not a subject I know a huge amount about but I have heard that denominational schools actually save the tax-payer a great deal of money.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-72075259858976796472013-12-12T08:20:03.546-08:002013-12-12T08:20:03.546-08:00Ah, the old argument that schools should be secula...Ah, the old argument that schools should be secular because they're paid for our of taxes crops up on a regular basis. It's annoying because it's nonsense, but they're hoping that by repeating it again and again it will gain creeping credibility. Everyone pays taxes - and every group in Ireland has the right to set up schools for their own ethos. The CofI only has about 100,000 members in the Republic and we have dozens of schools, By their own claims Secularists have multiples of that number, but they've only set up a tiny number of schools. It seems they'd much rather 'piggy-back' on the work of others than do their own; and of course they have the added bonus of converting all schools in the country to their ethos. Two birds with one stone if people are foolish enough to let them get away with it. Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-33898692120283344282013-12-12T05:42:40.731-08:002013-12-12T05:42:40.731-08:00As if I would ever say such a thing about you, Fat...As if I would ever say such a thing about you, Father!<br /><br />To be fair, the Irish Times do publish articles by orthodox Christians, like John Waters and Breda O'Brien. Not to forget the odd letter from myself and yourself...so they can't be accused of not allowing Christians a platform. But I have often thought the same thing about the Irish media as you wrote-- that they should be grateful for the Church for the endless supply of copy it offers them. And as for that admissions policy thing-- how is it that "diversity" is a good thing but "discrimination" is a bad thing? How can you have the one without, at some point, having the other in SOME form? The idea that there is no such thing as benign discrimination is just silly.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-9934817078420802362013-12-12T05:15:22.989-08:002013-12-12T05:15:22.989-08:00Hi M,
glad to see that the 'Puerile, Point-Sco...Hi M,<br />glad to see that the 'Puerile, Point-Scoring Letter in Today's Irish Times' to which you refer wasn't mine!<br />Seriously, saw the letter and thought much the same. But then, this is the same IT that is already trying to put as bad a spin as possible on what are actually quite favourable reports - most of the abuse allegations mentioned in them are from decades ago.<br />And did you see the other tripe in the IT today? Their latest front in the war on religion is to attack faith schools' admissions policies as discrimination - two articles by Kitty Holland in that vein. <br />The Irish Times should be praying for the RCC harder than anyone - half their staff would have nothing to write about if she wasn't around!<br />God bless<br />Paddy/Fr LeviPaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.com