Irish Marriage Equality Referendum

[VladimirIlyich]

Y'Armagh.

[Rico1304]

No campaigner on BBC now trying to say it's their main issue is constitutional and the potential impacts. What a load of claptrap.

[RobbieOR]

Judging by the early results this is going to be a landslide victory for Yes. Over 60% at least.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Judging by the early results this is going to be a landslide victory for Yes. Over 60% at least.

Good. I've always wanted to marry an Irish fella.

 

Up for it Rob?

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I'll buy a hat. 

[Paulie Dangerously]

There's gonna be some raw lovin' tonight

[lifetime fan]

I'll give Robbie away for free.

[RobbieOR]

Good. I've always wanted to marry an Irish fella.

 

Up for it Rob?

 

Yeah why not

[Rico1304]

Brilliant news, just fantastic. And if they can do it there, they can do it anywhere...

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Brilliant news, just fantastic. And if they can do it there, they can do it anywhere...

85% of people in Ireland class themselves as Catholic. 60%+ voting in favour of gay marriage. Surely that causes you to question the way you talk about the religious, and what they believe, and why they believe it?

[Jose Jones]

Still haven't got it down here.

Mostly because the Liberal party force their MPs to vote in block against. Rather ironically.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Still haven't got it down here.

Mostly because the Liberal party force their MPs to vote in block against. Rather ironically.

So you've got religious folk voting for gay marriage, and liberal party MPs voting against it.

 

It's almost as if...

[Jose Jones]

So you've got religious folk voting for gay marriage, and liberal party MPs voting against it.

 

It's almost as if...

Not really the liberal party are a bit misnamed some are old conservative bastards, some are economic libertarian types. The conservative bastards have a bit more numbers so force the actual liberals to be illiberal.

 

You can get gay married in the British consulate though.

[JohnnyH]

85% of people in Ireland class themselves as Catholic. 60%+ voting in favour of gay marriage. Surely that causes you to question the way you talk about the religious, and what they believe, and why they believe it?

Even the Catholic Church was split on it. Many priests were saying they were going to vote Yes, and one Bishop said he wasn't going to tell his parishioners how to vote, which was a pretty big deal as it basically intimated his support of a Yes vote.

 

Looks like a 2-1 majority for Yes. Quite a proud moment.

[Anubis]

Decency trumps fear and suspicion. A small, but important win.

[Anny Road]

I always thought objections to homosexuality, particularly from religious organizations, was more to do with the promiscuous lifestyle rather than the actual act of sex itself. One would think then that gays wanting to marry would be seen as positive and a rejection of promiscuity.

[Oh Buoy]

[Ted]

No idea why anyone would want to get married anyway, but anything that upsets the catholic church is sound by me.

 

So: up the gays!

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

That's really nice. Shame he'll spend eternity burning in the fires of hell. Dang.

[Oh Buoy]

That's really nice. Shame he'll spend eternity burning in the fires of hell. Dang.

More here:

 

An Irish couple's video on the country's same-sex marriage referendum goes viral http://nyti.ms/1LuT18R

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

More here:

 

An Irish couple's video on the country's same-sex marriage referendum goes viral http://nyti.ms/1LuT18R

They're probably both naked on the bottom half.

[Oh Buoy]

They're probably both naked on the bottom half.

They are.

[Paul]

Brilliant news, just fantastic. And if they can do it there, they can do it anywhere...

Vladimir Putin is metaphorically ruffling your hair with a wry smile on his face...

[G Richards]

None of that has anything to do with Jesus. At all.

 

Respectfully I disagree. As someone close to both situations I know that one of the key teachings of Jesus, "love your neighbor as yourself..." is a motivating factor behind these things. 

[SammyAftershave]

I might pop over during the week and propose to Gerry Adams.