Seanad debates

Thursday, 4 December 2008

Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Dominic HanniganDominic Hannigan (Labour)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 10, after line 40, to insert the following subsection:

"(2) This Act applies to humanism or any other philosophical life-stance as it applies to religion.".

This amendment seeks to include within the Bill humanism and any other philosophical life stance as it applies to religion. The US Supreme Court has recognised that humanism is a religion for the purposes of the religious and charitable exemption and the amendment is in line with that non-discriminatory approach. I ask the Minister of State to accept it.

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