(June 20, 2016 at 1:05 pm)madog Wrote: [...]
I don't mind joining a debate on secular vs non secular ... maybe learning and adding my opinions BUT I SIMPLY STATED THE FACT THAT IRELAND IS SECULAR which it is, no point was being made ...
My point, the entire time was that even though US may appear overly religious, it is still a secular country and its political structure - while allowing for multiculturalism and freedom of religion - prevents direct influence of religious organizations on secular government, unlike many nominally secular countries in Europe, where religious zealots are free to do what they want.
I'm not trying to draw you into an argument. Just presenting a point of view.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw