Seanad debates
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages
12:00 pm
Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
The growth of humanism needs to be looked at in the context of the Bill. We have not included a definition of religion, which, I suppose, is an omission that perhaps should be looked at.
In the context of where we are at in this Bill, we need to recognise the importance of people who, as Senator Norris stated, are of high ethical standards and who do promote values. Therefore, we would not have any difficulty with the amendment before us. However, I would like to hear a definition of humanism.
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