@AnnOnAMouse22@AislingAon@Independent_ie@SocDems I shouldn’t engage but… You have the proclamation on your profile pic but don’t seem to be aware of the constitutional rights being violated by making opted out children remain in the classroom? They ARE removed for SPHE if the parent wishes.
@IrelandMeda@Independent_ie This makes no sense. Parents cannot choose something when it is the only option for most. If 90% of schools are Catholic are they all the best? Where is your critical thinking?
@AislingAon@Independent_ie@SocDems Patronage of a few schools ≠ parents. Religion being part of the school curriculum is not appropriate. Opt your child in to religious indoctrination by all means, but the class should take place either before or after the regular school day. Making all kids sit thru it is wrong
@fintancox Are all the non Muslim parents in Saudi Arabia calling for it? Is Saudi Arabia - a theocracy - where Ireland, a secular Republic, should set its bar? Religion should be opt in in state-funded schools. It’s not much to ask. It’s how it is in most Catholic majority countries
@DavQuinn Thus inclined christians can still stay out of the pubs if they wish. No one is forcing anyone in. Why must everyone observe your religious obligations? Ireland is a secular republic.