{"id":5833,"date":"2014-07-18T04:23:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T11:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5833"},"modified":"2018-03-08T15:56:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T23:56:04","slug":"bishop-expresses-concern-for-freedom-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5833","title":{"rendered":"Bishop expresses concern for freedom of conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bishop Leahy warns against &#8220;emptying religious freedom of any meaningful content&#8221; in the name of &#8220;tolerance or equality&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>Catholic Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Sarah MacDonald<\/p>\n<p>The State must respect freedom of conscience, the Bishop of Limerick, Dr. Brendan Leahy, said in an address on religious freedom delivered in Limerick last night.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that religious freedom and conscience were being &#8220;effectively&#8221; marginalised from the public square by &#8220;tendencies that would interpret religious freedom in a narrow sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VIP9w3AZ-jk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><strong><br \/>\n&#8216;The Meaning of Religious Freedom&#8217;<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The Bishop of Limerick warned against &#8220;emptying religious freedom of any meaningful content&#8221; in the name of &#8220;tolerance or equality&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He urged religious believers to speak up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the contemporary socio-cultural climate, when a vision of life inspired by faith can subtly but effectively be deemed not PC, it is important for us to recognise the public role of religion and not be afraid to speak up,&#8221; he said. . . <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicireland.net\/bishop-leahy-religious-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\">[Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Leahy warns against &#8220;emptying religious freedom of any meaningful content&#8221; in the name of &#8220;tolerance or equality&#8221; Catholic Ireland Sarah MacDonald The State must respect freedom of conscience, the Bishop of Limerick, Dr. Brendan Leahy, said in an address on religious freedom delivered in Limerick last night. 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