Comments on: ‘Mary Kenny, up yours!’ http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Simon Bishop http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10253 Simon Bishop Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:29:13 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10253 My "Up Yours" comment was removed by the Justgiving website. Thank you for documenting it here before that happened. My “Up Yours” comment was removed by the Justgiving website. Thank you for documenting it here before that happened.

]]> By: azerogodist http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10230 azerogodist Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10230 To complain to the Irish Press Council and Press Ombudsman goto here. http://www.pressombudsman.ie/v2/default.htm what is this real news or catholic propaganda, I'm so sick of this crap To complain to the Irish Press Council and Press Ombudsman goto here.
http://www.pressombudsman.ie/v2/default.htm

what is this real news or catholic propaganda, I’m so sick of this crap

]]> By: Anfractuous http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10222 Anfractuous Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:11:12 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10222 Perhaps Mary should become acquainted with an article entitled, “Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side,’” from The Times, September 27, 2005, by Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent. The subhead reads, “Religious belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article571206.ece Gledhill reports on a study which compiles information from a range of mainstream researchers and which sports an impressive bibliography. It compares the social performance of relatively secular countries with the US, where the majority deem themselves “religious” and believe in a creator rather than evolution. The US, by far the most religious of all the Western industrialized countries, turns out to fail, in some cases spectacularly, in all areas of study. But then, if this kind of evidence diverges from Mary’s personal experience, surely it must be in error, right? Perhaps Mary should become acquainted with an article entitled, “Societies worse off ‘when they have God on their side,’” from The Times, September 27, 2005, by Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent. The subhead reads, “Religious belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t.....571206.ece

Gledhill reports on a study which compiles information from a range of mainstream researchers and which sports an impressive bibliography. It compares the social performance of relatively secular countries with the US, where the majority deem themselves “religious” and believe in a creator rather than evolution. The US, by far the most religious of all the Western industrialized countries, turns out to fail, in some cases spectacularly, in all areas of study.

But then, if this kind of evidence diverges from Mary’s personal experience, surely it must be in error, right?

]]> By: A bigot amongst us « Mid-west Humanists http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10218 A bigot amongst us « Mid-west Humanists Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:07:07 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10218 [...] just as was done already.  The UK’s freethinker website has also done a piece on it here.  You will also note the use of the egregious ‘militant [...] [...] just as was done already.  The UK’s freethinker website has also done a piece on it here.  You will also note the use of the egregious ‘militant [...]

]]> By: valdemar http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10216 valdemar Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:21:50 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10216 Any smear will do, and never mind the facts. Just wait for the usual fatuous Nazi analogies to come rolling out. Because before Kristallnacht and the Holocaust, there was Dr Goebbels' infamous Munich tramcar campaign with the slogan 'Chill out, guys, we're all just human beings.' Sad to think that Mary Kenny started out as an honourable feminist. Religion really screws you up. Any smear will do, and never mind the facts. Just wait for the usual fatuous Nazi analogies to come rolling out. Because before Kristallnacht and the Holocaust, there was Dr Goebbels’ infamous Munich tramcar campaign with the slogan ‘Chill out, guys, we’re all just human beings.’

Sad to think that Mary Kenny started out as an honourable feminist. Religion really screws you up.

]]> By: tony e http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10213 tony e Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:12:11 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10213 Vile woman. Vile woman.

]]> By: fergal http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10209 fergal Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:08:38 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10209 good article there. yeah i read Mary Kennys piece in the Irish Independent yesterday and it made me very angry..They actually ran the story under a photO of "Baby P" , which i thought was just reprehensible good article there. yeah i read Mary Kennys piece in the Irish Independent yesterday and it made me very angry..They actually ran the story under a photO of “Baby P” , which i thought was just reprehensible

]]> By: Barry Duke http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10208 Barry Duke Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:06:08 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10208 Oops! In this case, you spotted a genuine error, H Horror. We have now corrected it. Oops! In this case, you spotted a genuine error, H Horror. We have now corrected it.

]]> By: Michael http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10207 Michael Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:51:07 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10207 To associate atheism with the tragic death of this baby is disgusting To associate atheism with the tragic death of this baby is disgusting

]]> By: H.Horror http://freethinker.co.uk/2008/11/25/mary-kenny-up-yours/comment-page-1/#comment-10206 H.Horror Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:35:29 +0000 http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=2834#comment-10206 The name under the female's picture is 'Mary Kelly' - I was just wondering if that is satire too. If it is, I find it highly amusing. Sorry =P. The name under the female’s picture is ‘Mary Kelly’ – I was just wondering if that is satire too. If it is, I find it highly amusing.

Sorry =P.

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