Taoiseach disavows secular state and won’t take the next step towards a shared society

ONE of Fianna Fáil’s Next Steps is to “tackle the evil of sectarianism which threatens the shared society we seek to achieve on this island”.

Sectarianism is giving privileges to a particular religion while discriminating against other religions. The opposite is secularism which is opposed to any religion having privileges or being discriminated against.

Recently the Taoiseach told the Dáil that “my personal view is that I do not like, agree with or support the secular State“.