Cheeky ****s

R0ot

A group of lads outside the GPO on easter weekend advertising Islam. Not really concerned about the holy weekend thing but for some reason it seems really ****ing insulting. [/rant]

OutlawPete

They are always there in fairness.

Seen them a few times now.

I'm more pissed off about the crowds the let gather at the Henry St junction.

Tossers.

SV

Muppets.

OutlawPete wrote: »

They are always there in fairness.

Seen them a few times now.

Really? Fun fun fun

minidazzler

Which GPO?

Which sect of Islam?

You need some R&R.

Were you actually pissed off at people preaching their religion? Probably non-radicals.

The_Kew_Tour

Its a free country and the way the Catholic church is at moment there be plenty people converting over

PirateShampoo

I dont think we are in any position to be attacking another religion, are we now!

MrStuffins

I always thought "Advertising" a religion was very very strange!

"this section of the show is brought to you by Islam: Praise Allah"

SV

PirateShampoo wrote: »

I dont think we are in any position to be attacking another religion, are we now!

Are 'WE' all catholics now? :rolleyes:

MrStuffins

PirateShampoo wrote: »

I dont think we are in any position to be attacking another religion, are we now!

Who's we?

PirateShampoo

SV wrote: »

Are 'WE' all catholics now? :rolleyes:

Has the op mentions the Holy Weekend im gonna guess that he is.

ART6

R0ot wrote: »

A group of lads outside the GPO on easter weekend advertising Islam. Not really concerned about the holy weekend thing but for some reason it seems really ****ing insulting. [/rant]

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on our Holy Day. I wonder is it's possible to invoke our shiny new blasphemy law? If Catholics did that in Saudi Arabia or Iran there would be an immediate call for Jihad, so we should now call for Crusade. Where are the Knights Templar when we need 'em?:D

MrStuffins

ART6 wrote: »

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on our Holy Day. I wonder is it's possible to invoke our shiny new blasphemy law? If Catholics did that in Saudi Arabia or Iran there would be an immediate call for Jihad, so we should now call for Crusade. Where are the Knights Templar when we need 'em?:D

I'm not sure you understand the Blasphemy Law

Dartz

Saw them one day, when the Army had parked one of their light tanks in the centre of the street, doing a fund raiser. Little kid walked up to the soldier holding the bucket and asked:

"Why isn't the gun pointed at the terrorists?"

It made my day.

efb

Surely the right to assembly outside the GPO is the most sacred thing we (Irish) hold???

partyatmygaff

adrian280582 wrote: »

Its a free country and the way the Catholic church is at moment there be plenty people converting over

Converting over to Islam? Because of some random people outside on the street "advertising"?

Doubt that.

SV

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Has the op mentions the Holy Weekend im gonna guess that he is.

even though he mentioned he's not really bothered about it?

As much as I dislike it, Ireland is a catholic country, probably why he mentioned it.
I'd much rather it be a catholic country than fúcking islamic though.

MrStuffins

Anyway, don't you "Revert" to Islam?

efb

ART6 wrote: »

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on our Holy Day. I wonder is it's possible to invoke our shiny new blasphemy law? If Catholics did that in Saudi Arabia or Iran there would be an immediate call for Jihad, so we should now call for Crusade. Where are the Knights Templar when we need 'em?:D

The GPO isn't a religious building, if it was outside the Pro. Catherdeal maybe, but Catholics don't own this country

R0ot

I'm more pissed at the fact of anyone advertising in front of the GPO on this weekend. 94th annivesary and all coming.

PirateShampoo

SV wrote: »

even though he mentioned he's not really bothered about it?

As much as I dislike it, Ireland is a catholic country, probably why he mentioned it.
I'd much rather it be a catholic country than fúcking islamic though.

Why not, whats your problem with Islam?

partyatmygaff

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Why not, whats your problem with Islam?

Don't get him started

SV

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Why not, whats your problem with Islam?

You really don't want to go there..

Biggins

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Why not, whats your problem with Islam?

O' dear... Visions of Pandoras box opening...

aDeener

R0ot wrote: »

I'm more pissed at the fact of anyone advertising in front of the GPO on this weekend. 94th annivesary and all coming.

its a strange one that, what date was the actual rising? we all know it was on easter but easter changes every year..

ejmaztec

ART6 wrote: »

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on our Holy Day. I wonder is it's possible to invoke our shiny new blasphemy law? If Catholics did that in Saudi Arabia or Iran there would be an immediate call for Jihad, so we should now call for Crusade. Where are the Knights Templar when we need 'em?:D

When they finish off Tom Hanks and Dan Browne, they'll be ready to carry out their scorched-earth policy in the Middle-East.

JuliusCaesar

R0ot wrote: »

I'm more pissed at the fact of anyone advertising in front of the GPO on this weekend. 94th annivesary and all coming.

Was that the Catholic Rising? Funny, my history books must have mislead me...

Hank_Jones

Seriously, who gives a fcuk?

They aren't doing anyone any harm.

And anyway, if they were white, Irish and supporting Catholicism, you wouldn't have payed them a blind bit of notice.

reprazant

efb wrote: »

Surely the right to assembly outside the GPO is the most sacred thing we (Irish) hold???

You'd think that.

I do find it strange that somebody who doesn't care that it is holy week would actually care about this though.

we'llallhavetea_old

i don't really understand why this is insulting

Scarydoll

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

i don't really understand why this is insulting

I don't either. Who really cares? It's all the same to me.

Jordan Berbatov

efb wrote: »

The GPO isn't a religious building, if it was outside the Pro. Catherdeal maybe, but Catholics don't own this country

i know, its only a nightclub,

tman

Jordan Berbatov wrote: »

i know, its only a nightclub,

They're clearly talking about the GPO "in town"

Zzippy

MrStuffins wrote: »

I'm not sure you understand the Blasphemy Law

I'm not sure you understand sarcasm

efb

reprazant wrote: »

You'd think that.

I do find it strange that somebody who doesn't care that it is holy week would actually care about this though.

What should you be a Catholic first and and Irishman second...?

Holy Week = N/A for me

EuskalHerria

I was in Dublin last week and they were there aswell. They are their a lot so i'm told.

They aren't there to essentially convert anyone, in a time when islamaphobia is rampant and a lot of generalisations about Muslims are common then it is probably necessary for them to go out and right the wrongs that have been perpetuated over the last number of years.

As an atheist I couldn't care either way but the op comes across as quite daft. The lad on the soap box shouting through an amp about jebus is much more worrying for me. Molesting the ears of anyone walking by.

efb

EuskalHerria wrote: »

I was in Dublin last week and they were there aswell. They are their a lot so i'm told.

They aren't there to essentially convert anyone, in a time when islamaphobia is rampant and a lot of generalisations about Muslims are common then it is probably necessary for them to go out and right the wrongs that have been perpetuated over the last number of years.

As an atheist I couldn't care either way but the op comes across as quite daft. The lad on the soap box shouting through an amp about jebus is much more worrying for me. Molesting the ears of anyone walking by.

At least he just molesting ears, makes a change...

gizmo

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Was that the Catholic Rising? Funny, my history books must have mislead me...

/thread

Hank_Jones

tman wrote: »

They're clearly talking about the GPO "in town"

Which town?

reprazant

efb wrote: »

What should you be a Catholic first and and Irishman second...?

Holy Week = N/A for me

Eh?

I was getting at the fact that he said he didn't care that it was easter but then found the fact that they were there to be insulting because it is Easter, something I found bizarre.

I am not too sure what your point is though.

walrusgumble

R0ot wrote: »

A group of lads outside the GPO on easter weekend advertising Islam. Not really concerned about the holy weekend thing but for some reason it seems really ****ing insulting. [/rant]

how come you are whinging now? they, along with many other different groups are there on any given saturday. why is it insulting? are they shouting sectarian obsenitities or are they threatening? i think i noticed on banner saying, something along the lines of them trying to teach/talk to people who are interested on what islam is all about. they are not all mad/crazy/war lovers ya know. their community is growing in ireland. i suppose you would not see any problem with say an irish catholic church hanging round any particular landmark in any city in the world, like they did decades ago?

R0ot

walrusgumble wrote: »

how come you are whinging now?

First group I've seen outside it, although the OH has told me the pro-lifers campaign outside there every so often so that would piss me off too as they are a bunch of brainless scaremongers. :pac:

landsleaving

EuskalHerria wrote: »

. The lad on the soap box shouting through an amp about jebus is much more worrying for me. Molesting the ears of anyone walking by.

That fellow requires a sound thrashing.

As do all buskers/preachers/etc. with amps and/or drums.

But especially Mr. 'Jesus loves you but you sinners are going to burn in hell.'

No I'm not you moron, I'm going to Clery's.

Antbert

This forum always makes me seem like an Islam-sympathiser. I don't like Islam OR Christianity but the OP is pretty daft. Who the hell cares if it's a Holy Week for some people in the country? I get irritated by preachers full stop. It has nothing to do with them infringing on other mythological celebrations.

G_R

ART6 wrote: »

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on ouryour Holy Day. I wonder is it's possible to invoke our shiny newbackwards blasphemy law? If Catholics did that in Saudi Arabia or Iran there would be an immediate call for Jihad, so we should now call for Crusade. Where are the Knights Templar when we need 'em?:D

FYP

don't tar us all with the one brush, or whatever the hell that saying is

Liam Byrne

ART6 wrote: »

As a devout Christian with fundamentalist leanings I find it deeply offensive that such things should happen on our Holy Day.

"our" holy day ?

Didn't it belong to the Jews first ?

landsleaving

Nazis stole it in 1937.

Forest Master

Dartz wrote: »

Saw them one day, when the Army had parked one of their light tanks in the centre of the street, doing a fund raiser. Little kid walked up to the soldier holding the bucket and asked:

"Why isn't the gun pointed at the terrorists?"

^^ Didn't happen. Nice effort though.

Forest Master

Liam Byrne wrote: »

"our" holy day ?

Didn't it belong to the Jews first ?

:rolleyes: You need to switch your sarcasm detector back on.

Liam Byrne

Liam Byrne wrote: »

"our" holy day ?

Didn't it belong to the Jews first ?

No the Jews have dibs on Friday.

phasers

Better Islam than those horrible, horrible anti abortion people

InkSlinger67

I reckon its a shame the islamic people promoting their religion actually look islamic!

These things always looked funnier back in the day when those freckly, ginger-haired, non tax paying college students used to push these things on you while walking through town. Also, there was no fear of Jihad if you felt the need to punch them when they got in your face!!!

*Hears the sound of rabbling Trinity students*