Congratulations to Ireland. While official results have not been formally tabulated it appears the general referendum on granting full marriage equality rights for gay couples has been overwhelmingly voted by the Irish people (some estimates are saying by 70%).
“It is about removing discrimination. It is about removing inequality. It’s historic, and that’s why I’ll be voting yes,” Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny
While I’m still not an advocate for voting on minority rights, this is an historic milestone for a devoutly Catholic country, which only 20 years ago in 1995 legalized divorce. Issues of social justice matter to Catholics and not all Catholics see homosexuality as a sin. Gone are the days that we need to accept the phrase “Love the sinner; hate the sin.” While the US is a completely different society, I hope the results in Ireland send a chill down Conservatives backs here and we can put this issue to rest in our own country next month when our US Supreme Court (hopefully) rules in favor of marriage equality.
BosGuy 
That’s great! Yay!
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Thinking in Europe is so different from the united states! Here we have a devout catholic country that despite the grows on religion the people still have a sense of social justice that is not guided by the church, or political agenda. This is a sign of a strong nation and people. It’s unfortunate that the US is still debating about the rights of this minority group and using religion as a front…..the US might be the greater country in the world but yet they are behind the times on this issue.
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