Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Ward. I wish to focus on Dr. Corbett and Dr. Bruce to some degree. I am fascinated by what Dr. Corbett said about how people are heading for the ground of common point of view with secular arguments. I heard then what Dr. Bruce had to say. However, is it not reasonable to state that there is no contest and that all people have the right to make whatever arguments they want, regardless of whether they speak from a certain perspective or through the lens of a particular faith? Is there not a distinction between arguments which depend strongly on shared faith, which may not bring a majority of society with you, and what we might call common-good thinking or perspectives that people of faith might be strongly inspired by and can share with those of all faiths and none who believe in goodwill? Does it not make more sense in a parliamentary context to hew to those kind of arguments which a wider community can share?