Page 1 of Ireland votes for gay marriage

Quite surprised by this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32862824

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The referendum found 62% were in favour of changing the constitution to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry
Apparently it was a vote for it even in rural areas.

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Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, said the Church in Ireland needed to reconnect with young people.
Not quite sure what that means though, does it mean they think the Church is out of touch and needs to adapt? Or they need to get young people believing gay marriage is wrong?

Maybe there is a chance for abortion rights across the water after all. :o

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They're patting themselves on the back a lot for this but let's see them sort out their abortion and blasphemy laws first...

Made up for them but not being Irish, Gay or Catholic I don't really have a dog in this fight.
It's going to be fascinating to see how the row between church and state turns out though.

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Rob Shepherd says...
" does it mean they think the Church is out of touch and needs to adapt? Or they need to get young people believing gay marriage is wrong?"
The former, I feel. When it's a turnout this large, and a vote this substantial, it's going to make them look even more draconian if they try to spin it that they're still the voice of the nation in these matters, and the populace are really that deluded.


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An American politician likened Ireland’s pro-gay marriage voters to “snakes” on Friday, whilst calling for St. Patrick to return and drive the "demonic spirits" out of the country. Republican Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former US Navy chaplain who is currently a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, reacted to Ireland’s historic gay marriage referendum by admonishing the country's citizens for “rejecting Jesus Christ.”

"There was a time when it was said that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland," said Klingenschmitt on his television show, "and now I'm concerned that the snakes have returned to Ireland. And when I say snakes, I'm not talking about physical snakes, I'm talking about the demonic spirits inside of some of the people you see parading their sin in pride around the country, rejecting not just the Catholic Church but rejecting Jesus Christ himself."

He continued: "Jesus Christ defined marriage between one man and one woman and maybe it's time for another St. Patrick to go back into Ireland and preach the good news that Jesus can make you free from sin and drive out the snakes once again."

Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Ireland overwhelmingly voted to approve same-sex marriage earlier this month, becoming the first country to do so by popular vote. Ballots showed 62 percent of citizens were in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, and 38 percent were opposed. The vote boasted a turnout of around 60 percent.
Land of the free, home of the weird......
quote from here.

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