Comments on: Turban lance in the Gardai http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Simon http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54957 Simon Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:45:01 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54957 The question remains conor that it is a religious symbol in a supposedly secular force. This guy was a reservist if a priest became a reservist would you allow him wearing the collar which is pretty intregral to his belief's or a nuns habbit etc? Either you have seperation of church and state or not. The question remains conor that it is a religious symbol in a supposedly secular force. This guy was a reservist if a priest became a reservist would you allow him wearing the collar which is pretty intregral to his belief’s or a nuns habbit etc?

Either you have seperation of church and state or not.

]]> By: conor mccabe http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54956 conor mccabe Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:08:16 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54956 Lads, a turban is not a symbol of religious belief, it's an integral part of that belief system. It is a fundamental article of religious practise. to compare a turban to a crucifix or a car sticker shows an incredible ignorance of the sikh religion. quite fankly, I'm amazed that nobody else has mentioned this before now. Lads, a turban is not a symbol of religious belief, it’s an integral part of that belief system. It is a fundamental article of religious practise. to compare a turban to a crucifix or a car sticker shows an incredible ignorance of the sikh religion. quite fankly, I’m amazed that nobody else has mentioned this before now.

]]> By: Adam Maguire http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54855 Adam Maguire Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:57:33 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54855 The problem is that the Gardaí have been just as hypocritical as "The Irish Times letter writers" Simon refers to - they outright banned the turban but only began a review into Catholic symbols after coming under pressure from people holding their supposed attempts at secularism up to the light. What is there for a secular body to review about Catholic symbols that was not required of other religious symbols? The problem is that the Gardaí have been just as hypocritical as “The Irish Times letter writers” Simon refers to – they outright banned the turban but only began a review into Catholic symbols after coming under pressure from people holding their supposed attempts at secularism up to the light.

What is there for a secular body to review about Catholic symbols that was not required of other religious symbols?

]]> By: Simon http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54848 Simon Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:16:16 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54848 I am In Orsay on the outskirts quiet nice. By the way if no one noticed my posts are always badly written I formulate my ideas as I write the process of writting let me form them. Thus why they often change from the first to the last paragraph. I am In Orsay on the outskirts quiet nice. By the way if no one noticed my posts are always badly written I formulate my ideas as I write the process of writting let me form them. Thus why they often change from the first to the last paragraph.

]]> By: Disillusioned Lefty >> All Kinds of Everyone http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54846 Disillusioned Lefty >> All Kinds of Everyone Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:53:43 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54846 ...I disagree with this analysis. IrishElection.com posts are formatted such that only the opening paragraph of each article is displayed on the opening page. Before I opened Simon's piece in its entirity, all I knew about it was that the piece would go on to argue that these two groupings would agree. The opening paragraph, in other words, did not state what position they would agree on. I presumed it would be a refusal to permit the turban on the beat... …I disagree with this analysis. IrishElection.com posts are formatted such that only the opening paragraph of each article is displayed on the opening page. Before I opened Simon’s piece in its entirity, all I knew about it was that the piece would go on to argue that these two groupings would agree. The opening paragraph, in other words, did not state what position they would agree on. I presumed it would be a refusal to permit the turban on the beat…

]]> By: Kevin http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54818 Kevin Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:05:53 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54818 Interesting. I've got a view on this, but it's not entirely formed yet. I'll stick something up on the blog later this evening. For now, I'll second WorldbyStorm's salture, and amplify it with a reference to French keyboards. Where in Paris are you staying, out of interest? Interesting. I’ve got a view on this, but it’s not entirely formed yet. I’ll stick something up on the blog later this evening. For now, I’ll second WorldbyStorm’s salture, and amplify it with a reference to French keyboards. Where in Paris are you staying, out of interest?

]]> By: WorldbyStorm http://www.irishelection.com/2007/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/comment-page-1/#comment-54816 WorldbyStorm Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:17:36 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/turban-lance-in-the-gardai/#comment-54816 I salute your blogging indefatigability Simon! Oops, don't seem to have spelt that right! And I largely share your approach... I salute your blogging indefatigability Simon! Oops, don’t seem to have spelt that right!

And I largely share your approach…

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