Results 241-253 of 253 for blasphemy
- Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Motion (17 Feb 2009)
David Norris: ...simoniacal. It is classic simony, an attempt to sell, and the word "sell" is used in the legislation and in the Minister of State's speech. One cannot sell things of the spirit because that is a blasphemy. I feel for my Roman Catholic friends who are bereaved, and I have often acquired these mass cards, to use a neutral word, to be told that the offering was â¬7.50 â a specific rate....
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (2 Dec 2008)
Micheál Martin: ...the Pakistani authorities. The situation of minorities was among the issues raised at the last demarche, which took place in June 2007. The EU expressed its continued concerns over abuses of the blasphemy laws, which are often used to harass members of minority communities as well as Muslims. Issues relating to applications for asylum and citizenship are the responsibility of the...
- Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008) See 1 other result from this debate
David Norris: ...of ethos behind the war in Iraq, that might is right. A message is given to young people. I do not know how much effect that has, but I am sure it has some. There is the question of language and blasphemy. It is right that certain time restrictions after which certain things can be broadcast. I listened to a book at bedtime slot on RTE recently where a novel â I cannot remember the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)
David Norris: ..., to take on the disadvantaged in a manner which, sadly, can only further alienate young people from the church. To make a totem of marriage in the way that it has been done is nothing other than blasphemy. I refer to the gospels of Jesus Christ when he was reprimanded by the pharisees for breaking the Sabbath. He made the point that this was an institution made for man, not man for the...
- Business Regulation. (24 Sep 2008)
John McGuinness: I do not know about being a hero. However, all great truths begin as blasphemies according to George Bernard Shaw. If the Deputy read my speech he would realise there is not a great difference between any sides in this House â all we want is the best for the country. Deputy Varadkar asked about a measurement. While it cannot be answered simply as part of the response to this...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008) See 3 other results from this debate
Brian Lenihan Jnr: ...offences. We must be mindful also of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Corway v. Independent Newspapers in 1999 where the Supreme Court indicated a need to address the law on blasphemy. At this stage I would suggest our duty is to ensure there is no gap created in the case of these offences which are recognised by the Constitution. Essentially, there is a problem of...
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2008)
Dermot Ahern: ...Pakistani authorities. The situation of minorities was among the issues raised at the most recent demarche, which took place in June 2007. The EU expressed its continued concerns over abuses of the blasphemy laws, which are often used to harass members of minority communities as well as Muslims. An additional current concern is the Ahmadi community's claim that they are being discriminated...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)
Michael McDowell: ...is provided. The current Circuit Court limit for damages claims is â¬38,092. Provision is made for the abolition of the common law offences of criminal, seditious and obscene libel. The issue of blasphemy is under consideration by the Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution. I am inclined to the view that the committee is well placed to reflect the range and depth of opinion...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2006) See 1 other result from this answer
Finian McGrath: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the crime of blasphemy will be defined; and if he will make a statement on the media organisations that inflame and degrade the Muslim faith here. [4982/06]
- Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)
David Norris: ..., stuck his tongue in her ear and fiddled with her. I wonder whether those people believed in God at all. Even if I had that impulse, I would be terrified to act upon it, and I regard it as a blasphemy against everything that Christianity or any other religion would hold dear. It is a very painful matter. I never realised that I had encountered Fr. Sean Fortune. However, I recently saw a...
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 May 2005)
Dermot Ahern: ...was led by the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Brian Cowen. On that occasion, the EU side expressed continued EU concern on human rights issues, such as treatment by police forces, blasphemy law, and the situation of women.
- Seanad: Report of Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Statements (Resumed). (2 Dec 2004)
Labhrás Ó Murchú: ...in conversation, as they lie there with a bottle in one hand, unwashed, unwanted and unloved, with no place in this great affluent society. There is no comedy in that, no more than there was in the blasphemy on "The Late Late Show" from a comedian recently. Thanks be to God that the public reacted in that case and an apology had to be offered for that blasphemy. I see nothing funny in...
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (21 Mar 2003)
...against them by these evil people in pursuit of money? Mr. Bush has the effrontery to make these speeches in front of a neon cross. I am a Christian, too, and he does not speak in my name. It is a blasphemy for him to do so. Let him read the Bible. I know he was previously more acquainted with the bottle than the Bible to which he might turn his attention and think of a few phrases such as...