Ireland votes yes

[vorlon13]

The people have spoken, the church poobahs will need to append the scripture cherry pick list. What possible fucking difference it makes at this point (that cherry pick list is about 3000' long these days) is beyond me.

[CapnAwesome]

I read a few years ago that Ireland is the most religious, Sweden is least religious. There was a chart that listed the countries in that order, but that was a few years ago I am sure some countries have shifted. Either way it is still a great victory. Who knows maybe in a few years Ireland will have a vote asking if god actually exists and the majority will answer NO F*&IN WAY!

The world is not the exclusively the first world. I'm pretty sure most countries in Latin America and all the countries in the middle east are more religious than Ireland. Equally sure am I that communist countries are less religious than Sweden.

[robvalue]

Awesome stuffs! Well done Ireland

So can anyone help me out here? Is this like full marriage, or the "civil partnership" thing we have in England? Do we still have CP or is it proper marriage now?

CP is fucking insulting if you ask me. "Sure, it's kind of like a marriage, but not as good obviously because you're gay and icky."

[Homeless Nutter]

The world is not the exclusively the first world. I'm pretty sure most countries in Latin America and all the countries in the middle east are more religious than Ireland. Equally sure am I that communist countries are less religious than Sweden.

No, they're not - in my experience at least. Communism never actually eliminated religion - atheism might have been the official party line, but impoverished masses flocked to churches anyway. It's not like hypocrisy, or cognitive dissonance ever bothered religious folk much. 

Poland, for example - where I grew up - is at least as religious as Ireland - even though polish catholics are becoming much less conservative nowadays (largely because after communism fell, churches lost most of its romantic, anti-establishment image), still at least 95% of the population declare themselves religious. 
Let me make this prediction - Polacks will not legalize gay marriage for a looong time to come. And when they do - there's going to be a lot of kicking and screaming.

Most people from surrounding (ex)communist countries I've met declared themselves religious as well. Even in Russia (or USSR before) Orthodox church has always been present and influential. Eastern Europe is Europe's "Bible Belt" and I doubt this will change  anytime soon.

[Manowar]

I got Ireland is the most religious from a book I was reading about 4 or 5 years ago. I should have looked up considering it was so long ago, sorry.

[Iroscato]

I wouldn't say Ireland is the most religious in the world, but I would say it's undergone one of the biggest and quickest gear-changes in regards to religious prevalence in history.

[Manowar]

http://www.netzero-news.net/news/read/ca...r_human-ap

This makes me feel good. I love it that the Irish gave the Vatican a kick in the ass. !!!

[Iroscato]

The Vatican - short temper, shorter memory.

[vorlon13]

http://www.netzero-news.net/news/read/ca...r_human-ap

This makes me feel good. I love it that the Irish gave the Vatican a kick in the ass. !!!

Kick or dick in the ass ??

[Manowar]

http://www.netzero-news.net/news/read/ca...r_human-ap

This makes me feel good. I love it that the Irish gave the Vatican a kick in the ass. !!!

Kick or dick in the ass ??

Good point!