Call for church and State to be separated [IrishTimes]
- Published: 05 February 2010
IRELAND NEEDS complete separation of the Catholic Church and State as a matter of urgency, the Leviathan political cabaret heard in Dublin last night.
Former Labour Party general secretary Brendan Halligan, now chairman of the Institute of International and European Affairs, said the church should no longer have a role in primary education.
“No question they should be taken out of primary education as soon as possible. We need proper and thorough complete separation of church and State,” Mr Halligan said.
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