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Can you name one gender-specific parenting attribute? Me neither.
Peel away the fluffy platitudes behind the ‘complementarity’ of men and women in marriage and you’ll find a troublesome ideology.
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May 1st 2015, 1:00 PM
Column: On marriage equality and the red herring of raising children
Whenever same-sex marriage is argued against – be it in print, radio or television – the issue of raising children is inevitably raised. But it’s a red herring.
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Jan 24th 2015, 7:30 PM
Opinion: In Ireland a pregnancy must continue even if a woman is raped, suicidal or clinically dead
Pregnancy isn’t as black and white as we would like. There are fatal foetal abnormalities, health risks, complications, and pregnancy from rape and incest. In each instance our laws allow one outcome: have the child.
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Dec 18th 2014, 6:00 PM
Opinion: Plain cigarette packaging can save lives – we need to introduce it in Ireland
Plain packing would both reduce the level of consumption in current smokers AND discourage young people from starting in the first place.
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Nov 3rd 2014, 8:00 AM
Opinion: Discrimination against the non-religious is being allowed to continue
An amendment to the Employment Equality Act will prevent religious-run hospitals and schools from dismissing employees for being a lone parent, a divorcee, or LGBT – but not for being an atheist.
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Jul 10th 2014, 8:00 AM
Opinion: Nuclear energy is the cleanest, safest, and cheapest – why do we continue to reject it?
Fossil fuels are messy, costly, dangerous to workers and killing our planet. Nuclear energy could be the answer if we let go of illogical, emotional arguments against it.
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Jun 15th 2014, 7:30 PM
Opinion: Philosophy for kids? It's absolutely essential for the classroom
Let’s teach children how to think – not what to think.
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Jun 11th 2014, 1:00 PM
Opinion: Priests should break the seal of confession when someone admits to child abuse
The most sacred thing in any civilised society should be the protection of children.
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Apr 29th 2014, 8:00 AM
Column: 'Traditional' marriage? It hasn't always been between a man and a woman
Many opponents of marriage equality espouse the values of ‘tradition’ and believe sanctioned unions have always been between a man and a woman … but that’s not true, writes Peter Ferguson.
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Apr 11th 2014, 8:00 AM
Column: Louise O’Keeffe ruling shows Ireland's school patronage system is unworkable
The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.
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