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Lolek Ltd, Trading as 'The Iona Institute'

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    #752
    lazygal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,644 ✭✭✭✭lazygal


    http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/atheists-act-faith

    The Mighty Quinn is giving talks on atheism. When can I give a talk on Catholicism to students?


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    #753
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,765 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    lazygal wrote: »
    http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/atheists-act-faith

    The Mighty Quinn is giving talks on atheism. When can I give a talk on Catholicism to students?

    ‘God of Gaps’ and the Big Bang (a response to the article above)

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #754
    Banbh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭Banbh


    I wonder what the schools were and what kind of ethos they have?

    If we could find out, we could offer to give another talk from an atheist perspective.


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    #755
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    lazygal wrote: »
    http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/atheists-act-faith

    The Mighty Quinn is giving talks on atheism. When can I give a talk on Catholicism to students?

    Bla, bla, bla, therefore Jesus.


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    #756
    Ash.J.Williams
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    i think athiests and catholics have no business talking in schools. kids should be thinking for themselves.


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    #757
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    i think athiests and catholics have no business talking in schools. kids should be thinking for themselves.

    Well, we're already halfway there!


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    #758
    Benny_Cake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭Benny_Cake


    Banbh wrote: »
    I wonder what the schools were and what kind of ethos they have?

    It doesn't really matter what the ethos of the school was. Going by his articles, David Quinn is not someone I'd trust to treat the subject of atheism in an honest way. Mind you, if he had given a talk on Catholicism, the church would be well advised to send a damage control team to the school as well. Not someone I'd want on my side.

    Being a teenager studying for the Leaving Cert is difficult enough. A lecture from David Quinn is just cruel!


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    #759
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Benny_Cake wrote: »
    Being a teenager studying for the Leaving Cert is difficult enough. A lecture from David Quinn is just cruel!

    One wonders where it fits in on the curriculum? Seems more like transition year fluff.


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    #760
    Banbh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭Banbh


    It may have been in the religious studies class which is claimed to be an objective look at different religions and none. Of course we know that it is Catholic religious formation but there may be an opportunity to offer speakers from AI, HAI or even A+A.


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    #761
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,345 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    apologies if already posted

    https://twitter.com/DavQuinn/status/453840606180438016


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    #762
    FouxDaFaFa
    Registered Users Posts: 6,850 ✭✭✭FouxDaFaFa


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    apologies if already posted

    https://twitter.com/DavQuinn/status/453840606180438016
    Jesus, he was up very late worrying about that.


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    #763
    PopePalpatine
    Registered Users Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭PopePalpatine


    FouxDaFaFa wrote: »
    Jesus, he was up very late worrying about that.

    Spite and bile is a powerful substitute for caffeine, I guess.


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    #764
    mambo
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭mambo


    FouxDaFaFa wrote: »
    Jesus, he was up very late worrying about that.

    12.23PM is late? More like lunchtime.


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    #765
    FouxDaFaFa
    Registered Users Posts: 6,850 ✭✭✭FouxDaFaFa


    mambo wrote: »
    12.23PM is late? More like lunchtime.
    I misread it as 03.23am for some reason.


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    #766
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,765 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    apologies if already posted

    https://twitter.com/DavQuinn/status/453840606180438016

    "there's a gathering of people? There better be a priest present!!!" :rolleyes:

    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #767
    oceanclub
    Registered Users Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭oceanclub


    Not the first time he's given a talk at schools; he previously wrote about talking to a girls' school about abortion:

    http://www.ionainstitute.ie/index.php?id=2796

    This morning on Twitter he's been talking up Family and Life. Turns out they are against the MMR vaccine:

    http://www.familyandlife.org/resources/faq/vaccinating-your-child%E2%80%94what-you-need-know

    P.


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    #768
    PopePalpatine
    Registered Users Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭PopePalpatine


    I heard from Sarky on Twitter that he supports the anti-vaccers because there's quite a few fellow homophobes within their ranks.

    How fucking spiteful can you get? It's like he dedicates his life to inflicting misery upon the non-ultramontane Untermensch!


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    #769
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,414 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    apologies if already posted

    https://twitter.com/DavQuinn/status/453840606180438016
    Looking at the comments, I can't help but feel he's doing more harm than good to his cause.


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    #770
    lazygal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,644 ✭✭✭✭lazygal


    robindch wrote: »
    Looking at the comments, I can't help but feel he's doing more harm than good to his cause.

    The Lord works in mysterious ways indeed.


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    #771
    Bannasidhe
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    FouxDaFaFa wrote: »
    I misread it as 03.23am for some reason.

    That would be due to 'context'.


    :pac:


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    #772
    Mr_A
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Mr_A


    FouxDaFaFa wrote: »
    I misread it as 03.23am for some reason.
    That's what it shows as for me too :)


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    #773
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Mr_A wrote: »
    That's what it shows as for me too :)

    Me three!


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    #774
    mambo
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭mambo


    Mr_A wrote: »
    That's what it shows as for me too :)

    If not logged into to Twitter, it seems to display Pacific time (3.23am).

    If logged in, it displays in the timezone set for your account. My account was set to CET, should have been Dublin time, so it's actually 11.23am Dublin time.


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    #775
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,642 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Was convinced that was a fake twitter account, you'd think he'd have heard of the reformation and Henry VIII and stuff.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #776
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,561 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Quinn's latest article in the Irish Catholic (not to be confused with Irish Cataholics, the magazine for Irish cat fanatics) is about the Mozilla CEO being forced to resign due to his opposition to same sex marriage.

    Basically, Quinn thinks it's horrible that people can be fired because of their beliefs, while campaigning to make it easier to fire teachers in Ireland for their sexuality, all the while saying how the situation isn't comparable to racial discrimination.

    As good a job as King of Iona is doing on Twitter, Quinn has become a parody of himself.


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    #777
    Corkfeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    He also refers to firefox as one of the world's largest search engine. He referred to it as a sacking even though it was a resignation. In effect, Quinn Firefox'd for the answers resulting in another poorly written article.


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    #778
    oceanclub
    Registered Users Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭oceanclub


    Fintan O'Toolbox gives Quinn's article a fisking here:

    http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s1bvkb

    P.


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    #779
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,382 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    There is something a bit odd the way certain religious people expect politicians to behave. Brad Pitt's mother kicked off because Obama didn't go a national prayer breakfast a few years ago. They whine when politicians don't do what they want, but surely, if they comply they are simply looking for votes. So, what is it these megaphone Christians want, exactly (aside from state favouritism to their agenda)?

    What Quinn tweeted can be translated as a standard whine 'state against religion (read: my type), media following secularism, anti-Catholic', yada, yada.

    It's merely all box ticking and confirmation bias for him. Throw out a tweet to confirm what he's only happy to hear. Poor me syndrome.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #780
    Brian Shanahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Brian Shanahan


    oceanclub wrote: »
    Fintan O'Toolbox gives Quinn's article a fisking here:

    http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s1bvkb

    P.

    Good summation that, thanks.


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    #781
    Corkfeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    Erm I found Dawkins debating Quinn.... He makes great efforts to sound like an intellectual and attempts to education Dawkins on evolution. :rolleyes: He then rambles on about an objective morality and gets very protective of free will. Saying god did it is the only explanation we need for matter..Still listening.
    http://catholiceducation.org/articles/science/quinndawkins2.MP3


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