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The Hobby Horses of Belief (and assorted hazards)

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    #872
    Peregrinus
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    Obviously Christchurch Cathedral doesn't have the global or even national signficance of Notre-Dame, and the church/state relationship differs as betwen France and NZ. But the civic and heritage sentiments which support the reconstruction of Notre-Dame are also the primary driver for the reconstuction of Christchurch cathedral. If this matter were left to the church alone, there's no doubt that the Cathedral would not be rebuilt.



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    #873
    Hotblack Desiato
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    In other news… you gotta keep your orgies under control.

    https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/world-news/catholic-priest-who-threw-wild-orgy-involving-male-hooker-erectile-dysfunction-pills-and-mutilation-learns-fate/

    A Catholic priest who hosted an out-of-control orgy where a male prostitute overdosed on erectile dysfunction pills and was mutilated was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Poland on Tuesday.

    The Polish clergyman, who was assigned to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels, landed the jail time after being convicted of sexual offenses, supplying drugs and failing to provide assistance to a person in danger of loss of life or serious bodily harm.

    He was only officially identified as “Tomasz Z” because of Polish privacy laws, but the Daily Mail said he was Father Tomasz Zmarzły.

    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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    #874
    Igotadose
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    Doesn't the RCC get it? Crazy drug fueled violent orgies and that priest says it's only newsworthy because it involves the clergy.

    At least this creep went to prison for awhile. Maybe Poland's wising up, hard to believe though.



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    #875
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Shazzer from the Bridget Jones films is a self-professed christian, but also a realist in relation to the ubiquitous T+P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC8eGQzmUe4&t=2m42s

    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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    #876
    Hotblack Desiato
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    De Burkes at it again, at the CoI synod:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/05/12/motion-on-baptism-of-children-of-unmarried-mothers-defeated-as-burke-family-interrupt-church-of-ireland-synod/

    A motion to allow all children of unmarried mothers be baptised in the Church of Ireland was rejected at its General Synod in Armagh, despite the overwhelming support of lay delegates.

    The motion had called on the Synod to acknowledge “as a reality of modern life that infants are often born to single parents and/or to couples who are not married”.

    Over 40 per cent of births in Ireland are outside of marriage. In a vote on the motion, 69 clergy were in favour with 72 against, while of lay delegates 144 were in favour with 83 against. Due to the clergy rejection, the motion fell.

    Separately, proceedings at the General Synod, in the Armagh City Hotel, were disrupted for a short period on Saturday, with a protest by Martina Burke and members of her family. Mrs Burke’s son Enoch, who had been a teacher at the Church of Ireland-run Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath, is currently in Mountjoy Prison over his failure to comply with an order to stay away from the school.

    They didn't have a good time of it last week in court:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2024/05/10/sean-burke-guilty-of-red-rag-to-a-bull-assault-on-female-garda-during-enoch-burke-court-appearance/

    The father of jailed teacher Enoch Burke has been found guilty of assault after a trial heard he grabbed and “flung” a female garda to the ground “like a red rag to a bull” after his wife was escorted out of the Court of Appeal (CoA).

    Ammi Burke, was found guilty of obstructing a garda during the same “commotion” on March 7th last year at the Four Courts.

    Finalising the case, Judge Finan applied the Probation Act in the case of Sean Burke, sparing him a recorded conviction. However, she convicted Ammi Burke and imposed a fine of €400, to be paid within 12 months.

    Ms Burke told the court she does not intend to pay and that she would appeal the verdict.

    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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    #877
    robindch
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    Wonder how much of Ireland's court time has been taken up with the Burkes and their endless campaigns to be noticed and taken seriously?



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    #878
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Between that and prison etc this family are a serious drain on the taxpayer.

    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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    #879
    Pawwed Rig
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    They seem to have quick and easy access to the courts aswell which is puzzling when you see how long it takes others to get their days in court.



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    #880
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    It is reported that the helicopter of the president of Iran has crashed.

    I hope the theocratic prick died roaring.

    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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    #881
    robindch
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    Belated condolences to the family of the helicopter.



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    #882
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,413 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122176949#Comment_122176949

    I hear that Budgie the Little Helicopter is inconsolable at the loss of their uncle



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    #883
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Apparently at least two television networks fell for a 'report' that the incident was the doing of a Mossad agent named Eli Kopter…

    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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    #884
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,413 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Priest defends his magic biscuits with his TEETH, goddammit, TEETH:

    https://www.loweringthebar.net/2024/05/priest-who-bit-woman-during-mass-says-she-had-it-coming.html



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    #885
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,464 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


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    #886
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    there might be some context I'm missing here, IIRC Star Trek had a pretty dim view of religion…

    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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    #887
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,464 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122236218#Comment_122236218

    Uhh… I think the reference is to the Mormons, conflating them with the Borg.



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    #888
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Turns out a priest is a bit of a fascism fan, that's never happened before…

    https://archive.ph/CBZTv

    Fr Cummins did not respond to a request for comment. Earlier this month a UK website, North West Bylines, contacted Fr Cummins to show him a draft of an article it intended to publish about his Facebook posts.The article, written by an Irish writer, also made other criticisms of the priest. The website decided not to publish the article after Fr Cummins threatened it with a defamation action.In his response to North West Bylines, Fr Cummins wrote that: “I am from a wealthy family with many connections to solicitors, so the choice, as always, is yours my friend.”

    Nice fella 🙄

    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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    #889
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,413 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    TCD are hosting a shower of "free speech" agitators this evening in their Thomas Davis Theatre at 18:00

    https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freespeechireland1/1277951

    More on this group here:

    https://x.com/Doncor_Leonie/status/1802856050649080129



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    #890
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,751 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122273141#Comment_122273141

    Not around to attend but I do like 'shower' as the collective noun in this context :)



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    #891
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,464 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Yikes! An Alliance Defending Freedom fraud, a nutter antienvironmentalist and a 'comedian' who apparently isn't funny anymore. Worst still, some waster in the Seanad sent out that invite.



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    #892
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,413 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    I do like 'shower' as the collective noun in this context :)

    Bearing in mind the possibility that some of these individuals may be well-funded litigious c*nts, the best individual noun seems to be "gobshite", and the collective is "shower".

    An Alliance Defending Freedom fraud

    You'd have thought that a shower of gobshites promoting hatred towards immigrants would avoid using, er, a bunch of immigrants to do it.

    Anyhow, not only is the "free speech" event not free, the website also requires also need an "access code" to book a non-free ticket. So much for "free speech".



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    #893
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    The senator concerned has been mentioned on these threads quite a few times before I'm sure. Let's say she has form.

    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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    #894
    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,096 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Splitter

    "An Italian archbishop and staunch critic of Pope Francis has been excommunicated by the Vatican, its doctrinal office has said.

    Carlo Maria Vigano was found guilty of schism - meaning he has split from the
    Catholic Church - after years of fierce disagreement with the pontiff. "

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84j07d0j92o



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    #895
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    The deckchairs on the Titanic have been very slightly rearranged.

    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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    #896
    Igotadose
    Registered Users Posts: 13,464 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Florid mandates chaplains in schools, can't staff them. So, here comes the Satanic Temple to help out. My heroes. https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4760286-satanists-florida-public-school-counselors-desantis/



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    #897
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,691 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    An elderly evangelical pastor is facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting his wife on an airplane because she got upgraded to first class and he didn’t.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/alaska-airlines-assault-attack-pastor-wife-b2576670.html

    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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