20-05-2015, 11:17 AM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
It will be interesting whatever the outcome.Its also worthy to note that you can change a law overnight but changing peoples hearts and minds takes much longer..
A new law for or against wont change the way people feel so the issue will still be much debated.
20-05-2015, 12:26 PM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to check if I am in the 21st not 16th century with rights of people with differing Sexual orientation still being discussed.Having said that I suppose the fact that Ireland is having a referendum at all is a big leap forward for a country where until fairly recently married women were not allowed to work.
20-05-2015, 12:39 PM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
Originally Posted by Meg
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Sometimes I have to pinch myself to check if I am in the 21st not 16th century with rights of people with differing Sexual orientation still being discussed.Having said that I suppose the fact that Ireland is having a referendum at all is a big leap forward for a country where until fairly recently married women were not allowed to work.
20-05-2015, 12:42 PM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Well way I see it at least we are allowed to talk about and are moving forward at a slow rate, people I feel for are others around the world dying because they are Gay.
20-05-2015, 01:19 PM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
Originally Posted by Meg
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Sometimes I have to pinch myself to check if I am in the 21st not 16th century with rights of people with differing Sexual orientation still being discussed.Having said that I suppose the fact that Ireland is having a referendum at all is a big leap forward for a country where until fairly recently married women were not allowed to work.
The idea was with the shortage of jobs to have as many jobs as possible for men who had families to support, there was no divorce in those days, women who were married were dependent on the husbands.
A lot of married women worked outside the home from the early 70s as money was often tight. They mainly worked in nursing, teaching, care assistants and in shops.
Ireland has changed beyond all recognition in the past 60 years. People lived their lives completely in accordance with the rules of the church and to some extent superstitions.
Now the vast majority are informed and enlightened, they have moved away from religion in droves apart from older generations, wind the clock forward another 30-40 years it may be one of the least religious countries in Europe.
20-05-2015, 03:04 PM
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Re: Gay marriage referendum.
Originally Posted by Anita
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Ireland has changed beyond all recognition in the past 60 years. People lived their lives completely in accordance with the rules of the church and to some extent superstitions.
Now the vast majority are informed and enlightened, they have moved away from religion in droves apart from older generations, wind the clock forward another 30-40 years it may be one of the least religious countries in Europe.
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