The proposed referendum to abolish the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution is a Government vanity project paid for by taxpayers, according to Galway Independent Senator Rónán Mullen.
Senator Mullen says he does not think God is quaking in his boots at the thought of Minister Flanagan abolishing the constitutional provision on blasphemy. But the Independent Senator believes that hard-pressed taxpayer should be livid at what he terms “this latest raid on the public purse by our political rulers to pander to its liberal base.
No-one has been prosecuted for blasphemy in Ireland since 1855. The constitutional provision on blasphemy is symbolic in nature, and has never had any real legal impact, he argues. Abolishing it will not have any positive effect on the lives of Irish citizens who will pay over €3 million for this referendum, and confers absolutely no benefit on the public.
The Referendum on blasphemy is due to take place on the same day as the Presidential Election, the 26th of next month.
The Senator has been telling Midwest Radio News editor Teresa O’Malley why he believes the proposed Referendum is unnecessary
