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Thread: The DUP Block Gay Marriage. Was it the Right Decision?

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    Default The DUP Block Gay Marriage. Was it the Right Decision?

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    Yesterday, the DUP blocked gay marriage in Northern ireland. Today we take a look at why that happened and ask if that was the right decision.

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    No, but we know that the DUP are just Neanderthals

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    Nope but anyone who thinks the north more tolerant than the south or open sexually are utterly kidding themselves

    I've seen escorts here say the south more backward coz of the church

    But sorry the north run by bigots always was

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    agree there annabel... Presbyterian churches take a dim view of LGBTs.

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    It is not that the North is particularly narrow-minded, but that it is run by a mixture of Presbyterian and Catholic bigots.
    Even so, the vote passed by a narrow margin, but was blocked by the DUP (effectively the political wing of the Free Presbyterian Church) using a “Partition of Concern” , a mechanism designed to prevent sectarian and bigoted legislation, not, as it was used here, to facilitate it.

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    I'll find a priest and make him marry me and i'll change the law globally

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    Sorry but Northern Ireland is Europe's Middle East, nowhere else does religious division have such an impact on Politics or society.

    I'd rather explain black history to some hick from Tipp than the separation of (all) church and state to someone from the North.
    What if "It's Raining Men" and 'Let the bodies hit the floor' are both about the same event but from different perspectives 🤔

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra View Post
    Sorry but Northern Ireland is Europe's Middle East, nowhere else does religious division have such an impact on Politics or society.

    I'd rather explain black history to some hick from Tipp than the separation of (all) church and state to someone from the North.
    Apologies for straying off what was a great post but I am PMSL at that bit!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bettercallsaul View Post
    Apologies for straying off what was a great post but I am PMSL at that bit!
    After a rather wonderful offline tour there I decided on a short holiday there rather than Spain or S.A.
    Only to find, not only are rural folks in Tipperary quietly racist but tribalist! They don't even trust folks from Kerry, Waterford, or Carlow! Don't even get them started on Dubs....
    What if "It's Raining Men" and 'Let the bodies hit the floor' are both about the same event but from different perspectives 🤔

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra View Post
    After a rather wonderful offline tour there I decided on a short holiday there rather than Spain or S.A.
    Only to find, not only are rural folks in Tipperary quietly racist but tribalist! They don't even trust folks from Kerry, Waterford, or Carlow! Don't even get them started on Dubs....
    Ireland,god bless her,is full of those types,we might be a small country but by god our minds are smaller!

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