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Press release issued Saturday 23 May for immediate usennCitizens to Separate Church and State (CSCS) welcomes the No-vote in the presidential age referendum (‪#‎AgeRef‬).nWe could not understand the government’s proceeding with this referendum (35th) without first fixing the religious discrimination in Constitution Article 12.8, with its requirement for the president-elect to swear a religious oath…

Monday, May 11, 2015nI concur with correspondent Dick Spicer, of Citizens to Separate Church and State, who asserts that the President’s religious oath is a violation of equal rights.n nnSpicer says that the Government is advocating ‘equal rights’ in the marriage referendum and, on the other hand, promoting religious discrimination in the Presidential-age referendum.nnIts absurd…

To: Members of the OireachtasnnCitizens to Separate Church and State (CSCS) wrote to our government (cabinet) on 24 February pleading with it to drop the proposed 35th Amendment to our constitution until the religious oath required by Article 12.8 for installation of the President was amended or dropped.nnThis letter is here: http://www.cscs.ie/?p=5nnAt that stage the…

Dear Editor,n n  I find it incredible that out government is on the one hand advocating “equal rights” in the marriage referendum and on the other promoting an extension of religious discrimination in the presidential age referendum. n n   The religous oath required of presidents (and judges) is being extended to a new generation…

Here is an explanation of the age referendum by Newstalk:nnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx6w2KgGLsA

The formal letters we sent to (1) all cabinet members, (2) Oireachtas members and political parties and (3) various faith bodies back in February when CSCS was formed were an attempt to have the Presidential Age Referendum (35th Amendment; #AgeRef) dropped until the human rights abnegation contained in Article 12.8 was remedied.nnAt that stage the…

Marian Finucane programme this morning had a panel discussion dealing with the Age Referendum.nnNo mention of the human rights abnegation contained in the religious oath requirement (Article 12.8).nnhttp://www.rte.ie/radio1/marian-finucane/

Is it just me, or do the rest of your readers also find it incredible that the Government is, on the one hand, advocating ‘equal rights’ in the marriage referendum, and on the other, promoting religious discrimination in the Presidential-age referendum?n nThe religious oath required of Presidents (and judges) is being extended to a new…

Date: 1 May 2015nnPress release for immediate use from Citizens to Separate Church and State (CSCS) opposing the 35th amendment (AgeRef)nnCSCS has issued a short (7 min) video documentary setting out why it is calling for a ‘No’ vote in the Presidential age referendum (35th amendment).nThe government’s 35th amendment is ill-judged and –timed because it…