Same-sex marriage: Presbyterians say law to defend Christians’ human rights may be needed
Belfast Newslatter
A plan to deny Christian businesses the right to opt out of gay weddings has led the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to warn that Christianity is increasingly being chased out of the public square.
[https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/same-sex-marriage-presbyterians-say-law-defend-christians-human-rights-may-be-needed-1886013]
Same-sex marriage: Methodists and evangelicals add to chorus of concern over lack of opt-out …
Belfast Newsletter
The Methodist Church in Ireland and the Northern Irish wing of the Evangelical Alliance have added their voices to those expressing fears about the …
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/same-sex-marriage-methodists-and-evangelicals-add-chorus-concern-over-lack-opt-out-clause-1887209 ]
Leo Varadkar has been hung out to dry by the EU Spectator blog
[[] https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2020/02/leo-varadkar-has-been-hung-out-to-dry-by-the-eu/ ]
Leo Varadkar unleashes fury at EU crunch summit as he slams ‘unacceptable’ demands
Daily Express
[[] https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1245439/eu-news-eu-budget-2020-brexit-news-brussels-leo-varadkar-ireland-trade ]
L’Arche founder implicated in sexual abuse of women
Irish Times
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/l-arche-founder-implicated-in-sexual-abuse-of-women-1.4181170 ]
Marking 150 years since vital event for Church of Ireland
Echo Live
In February, 1870 — 150 years ago this week — the ‘title deeds’ for the Church of Ireland were read aloud for the first time, by the Church of Ireland …
[[] https://www.echolive.ie/nostalgia/Marking-150-years-since-vital-event-for-Church-of-Ireland-1186b7ea-3cd8-4bea-848a-a974f3301f47-ds ]
How ‘The Most Catholic Country in the World’ Left the Church but is Rediscovering Faith
CBN News
DUBLIN – If there is a symbol of what happened to faith in Ireland, it might be the Church of the Annunciation just outside of Dublin. It’s one of the …
[[] https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2020/february/how-the-most-catholic-country-in-the-world-left-the-church-but-is-rediscovering-faith ]