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Secular education is always inferior

Once again we are having an adolescent conversation in Ireland and resolutely fail to learn from the mistakes of others.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Vicious crimes and refugee crisis raise questions about Islam in practice

The Paris attacks, recent stoning of women, enslavement and rape of children, should force us to ask deep questions about the Muslim faith in practice.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Accept that the yes vote won the day

I hate to break it to Frank O’Meara (“Same sex marriage is not true marriage”, Irish Examiner, letters, November 16) but the Marriage Equality referendum actually took place six months ago and Frank’s side lost. Resoundingly.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Terrorists could yet strike on these shores

In view of the horrific Paris attacks, should our Government not reconsider its decision to allow 4,000 refugees from Syria and other countries into Ireland?

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Media and society treat religious conviction lightly at their peril

It is with deep unease that I write this letter.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Maybe now people will understand the terror threat Israel lives with

When the French-born Muslim extremists of the so-called Islamic State murdered nearly 130 Parisians on November 13, the civilised world reacted in two ways.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

These books might change your opinion

David Newmark (Irish Examiner, Letters, November 13) claims that ‘Boycotting Israel and comparing Israelis to Nazis is much easier than reading political science texts and history books’.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

Tune in: half of radio listeners are women

In their recent columns on the supposed lack of female voices on Irish radio, Gerard Howlin and Alison O’Connor failed to consider all aspects of this problem.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

Children are training for Jihad, yet we do nothing

There comes word that children aged 8 to 12 are being trained to undertake Jihad. They allegedly are being trained to see the killing of others as normal.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015