I think that's great. People have the right to choose for themselves. It's great that they voted for it.

Yes, I know what you mean Steele Redux.
Australia is dragging it's feet on this issue.

I fear nothing will change while we have the holy Abbott at the helm though.
He would be among the few people gnashing his teeth and thinking the sky will fall in over in Ireland.

It is worth keeping in mind that the largest religion in the world decrees death for homosexuality and the vote in Ireland means zilch to them.

Is Mise,

Secularism has tempered Christianity to a point where its adherants no longer follow that part of their theology. I wouldn't be too worried about that anymore.

Dear SteeleRedux and Suse,

Australia may be dragging its feet on this issue
but it appears that its only a matter of time
before things will inevitably change.
The current child sexual abuse scandals
are also widening the gap between people and
the influence of the church. People are rightly
sceptical about everything the church says about
gender and sexuality and this has a flow-on effect
with the church's entire message on morality.
Ireland is a perfect example of this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/world/europe/church-faces-murky-future-as-irish-support-same-sex-marriage.html

The question in Australia is not IF it will happen,
but simply WHEN?

AJ,

I should have used denomination, although if one defines Christian as those Churches that can trace themselves and their core teachings back to Christ, Christianity then becomes smaller that Islam.
Islam is the one that condemns homosexuals to death and such an outlook probably immutable.
Ireland's decision will not affect many Muslims at all, unless some see it as a safe haven.