Calls to replace prayer with ‘moment of silent reflection’
“I believe I have done absolutely nothing wrong”
Prayer gatherings lawful
“Banning thought crime is Orwellian by its very nature”: 40 Days for Life hit out at plan to ban silent prayer vigils outside abortion clinics.
Pro-lifers targeted
Censorship zones
Legislation reaches Oireachtas health committee
‘Punching-down’ on pro-lifers
Assumptions.
There are very few reasons to keep the prayer, and very many to ditch it.
Whatever your view is on abortion or religion, one thing should not be controversial: that people have an absolute right to pray whenever and wherever they like. Article 44 of the Irish constitution guarantees citizens the right to freely practice their religion, and believe it or not, part of living in a “tolerant” society must […]
Interesting fact of the day, for those of you who don’t think so much about the words you use: “Amen”, which christian people customarily say at the end of a prayer, doesn’t actually have anything to do with men. It’s derived from Ancient Hebrew, the language of the jewish people at the time of the […]