Will you be watching Ramadan Diaries this evening?

LeYouth

It's scheduled for 5:40 pm on RTE. Don't miss out!

Class MayDresser

Wooooah Black Betty...
Black Betty had a child

biko

No, I don't think I will.

ChelseaRentBoy

Sorry washing my hair OP

JohnnyFlash

OP, you are such a pathetic loser. Real beta sort of guy. That’s why trivial stuff really annoys you.

Gets under your skin and festers.

Hande hoche!

No, I will be watching Newshour on Al Jazeera instead.

Woke Hogan

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

OP, you are such a pathetic loser. Real beta sort of guy. That’s why trivial stuff really annoys you.

Gets under your skin and festers.

Good point, well made.

ShamNNspace

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Good point, well made.

"good point my arse make a brew willya Anthony"

Hector Savage

Nope, I will be having a feed of bacon and some pints at the time ...

LeYouth

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

OP, you are such a pathetic loser. Real beta sort of guy. That’s why trivial stuff really annoys you.

Gets under your skin and festers.

I'll have to start a thread about shyte or farting - that'll be more up your street.

LeYouth

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Good point, well made.

Are you the 60 year old bloke that's pretending to be a 22 year old african?

listermint

LeYouth wrote: »

I'll have to start a thread about shyte or farting - that'll be more up your street.

Nah you'd probably get annoyed about it. Because you know your a bird hard on for things other people do....

Collie D

Getting stuck for things to do or watch so might take a look. What’s it about and who’s in it? Hopefully not Tom Cruise, not a fan of his but I do like that Colin Farrell fella. Is he in it?

Mad_maxx

Hector Savage wrote: »

Nope, I will be having a feed of bacon and some pints at the time ...

ham saturday in our house

LeYouth

listermint wrote: »

Nah you'd probably get annoyed about it. Because you know your a bird hard on for things other people do....

A bird hard on? You want to be in that women approaching men thread!

EmmetSpiceland

LeYouth wrote: »

A bird hard on?

I think they call it a “wide on”.

Baggly

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

OP, you are such a pathetic loser. Real beta sort of guy. That’s why trivial stuff really annoys you.

Gets under your skin and festers.

Mod

Ban. Don't post in this thread again when you are back.

LeYouth wrote: »

I'll have to start a thread about shyte or farting - that'll be more up your street.

Don't engage please.

EmmetSpiceland

Baggly wrote: »

Mod

Ban. Don't post in this thread again when you are back.

Don't engage please.

Would you not move the nonsense to the “Current Affairs” forum? Somewhere the lads can get off over a bit of “muzzie” bashing without the rest of us having to watch.

Or just kill it off by moving it to the “Television“ one, it does refer to a TV show after all.

Baggly

You are always free to not visit the thread Emmet. That way you won't have to watch as well. Thread stays.

Woke Hogan

You all heard Dirty Harry, guys. "Thread stays." Let the muslim bashing commence!

Tom Mann Centuria

Won't watch, no. Also don't watch the thing at 6 o'clock before the news every day, or services on Sunday, or Easter Services or Midnight Mass, or songs of Praise because organised religion is a nonsense isn't it.

I look forward to all the threads stating "will you watch........" I'm sure they'll have as much merit as this one.

biko

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Let the muslim bashing commence!

I think you just broke some hate speech law.

Baggly

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You all heard Dirty Harry, guys. "Thread stays." Let the muslim bashing commence!

Mod

Not what I said Woke, and if you or anyone should engage in anything contrary to forum rules, usual sanctions will be applied.

I'm assuming no-one has an issue with discussing ramadan without "muslim bashing" but if they do, cards will be handed out.

Woke Hogan

Baggly wrote: »

Mod

Not what I said Woke, and if you or anyone should engage in anything contrary to forum rules, usual sanctions will be applied.

I'm assuming no-one has an issue with discussing ramadan without "muslim bashing" but if they do, cards will be handed out.

Woah-ho! You got it, Tex! Don't shoot, officer!

Baggly

Get back on topic Woke

Woke Hogan

Baggly wrote: »

Get back on topic Woke

You're not as cool or intimidating as you think you are when you talk to people like this.

I won't be watching Ramadan Diaries this evening.

s1ippy

It always really interests me to find stuff out about Ramadan from people who do it. Intermittent fasting is in many religions including Catholicism, even though most people who claim to be Catholic don't observe the fast days anymore. There is actually a lot of research done into the benefits of fasting, though the concensus is that three days is the best period of fasting for it to have benefits to one's health.

Last year around Ramadan I got a taxi home after a night out and the lad who dropped me home was Muslim. He was saying most of the taxi drivers do the night shift as they can't eat during the day, I thought it was a crafty loophole. He was also telling me about the class food they eat, gave me a recipe for Biryani I've made loads of times since.

The level of contempt in here is unfortunate but not very surprising as certain sections of Irish society are totally insulated from ever encountering people of different cultures. Fortunately the generation growing up in Ireland now represent a wide variety of races and religions. Current trends seem to show that many will be atheist or agnostic due to readily available information when they start to question the tenets of their family's tradition. There will definitely be a lot more appreciation and acceptance of people when it comes to religion in about six or seven years when the current primary school kids finish secondary school.

Baggly

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You're not as cool or intimidating as you think you are when you talk to people like this.

I won't be watching Ramadan Diaries this evening.

Mod

That's enough woke.

Issues with mods can be taken elsewhere. Stay on topic all. Thanks.

Deebles McBeebles

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I look forward to all the threads stating "will you watch........" I'm sure they'll have as much merit as this one.

I might start one for the 6 o'clock news every day and see if that goes down as well.

I won't be watching it OP, not because I'm a mouth-breathing bigot, just because it doesn't interest me.

Potential-Monke

Won't be watching, because I refuse to watch anything remotely religious. I personally think they should all be banned, or at the very least religious preferences should not affect anyone or anything else, nor should it be used as a reason to not do something your job expects. Religion has, and always has been and will be, nonsense used to control the masses and it has no place in a modern society. I've no problem if you want to believe in it, or it gives you some sense of false security or some other such nonsense, but it should never impact anyone else. A belief has no place in law imo.

donegal_man

Friend of mine reckons he usually gains a couple of kilos during Ramadan due to eating at night and having a fairly sedentary job. His family generally have their iftar around 8:00pm and I've attended a few times with other friends. I know his mother in law was a bit shocked that they don't wait until actual sunset so be interesting if the programme carries a few different interpretations.

NSAman

Sorry won’t be watching .. will be picking up some food from the local takeaway... “A la Snackbar”

RobertKK

I was not planning on watching TV then, but I don't care it is on.

Junkyard Tom

Bit before my time but I suppose its a catchy tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KStsPPgeka4

auspicious

It pays to get an insight into the cultural and religious perspectives of the people we rub shoulders with daily in our widening cosmopolitan and contemporary society.
Will it be breaking for the Angelus at 6 or is that still a thing?

biko

We'll have to wait for the Yom Kippur Diaries.

AlekSmart

s1ippy wrote: »

It always really interests me to find stuff out about Ramadan from people who do it. Intermittent fasting is in many religions including Catholicism, even though most people who claim to be Catholic don't observe the fast days anymore. There is actually a lot of research done into the benefits of fasting, though the concensus is that three days is the best period of fasting for it to have benefits to one's health.

Last year around Ramadan I got a taxi home after a night out and the lad who dropped me home was Muslim. He was saying most of the taxi drivers do the night shift as they can't eat during the day, I thought it was a crafty loophole. He was also telling me about the class food they eat, gave me a recipe for Biryani I've made loads of times since.

The level of contempt in here is unfortunate but not very surprising as certain sections of Irish society are totally insulated from ever encountering people of different cultures. Fortunately the generation growing up in Ireland now represent a wide variety of races and religions. Current trends seem to show that many will be atheist or agnostic due to readily available information when they start to question the tenets of their family's tradition. There will definitely be a lot more appreciation and acceptance of people when it comes to religion in about six or seven years when the current primary school kids finish secondary school.

Good post.

However,Sticking with Ramadan prectitioners,I would not be quite so certain of the aetheist/agnostic conclusion for two reasons.

The first is the very strong and direct strictures within Islam regarding athesim and non-believers in general.
Secondly,at a time when direct Catholic church involvement in Irish primary and secondary education is being wound-down, it is very notable that Islam wishes to retain and broaden it's involvement with schooling,particularly at primary level.

The notion of appreciation & acceptance being unidirectional appears to be widely held throughout Irish society,but it is a 2 way street,with plenty of room still left for others to join in too.

Odhinn

LeYouth wrote: »

..........Will you be watching Ramadan Diaries this evening?.......

Will you?

LeYouth

Odhinn wrote: »

Will you?

Nope.

I just find it odd that RTE gives a TV slot to one portion of our society that accounts for about 1-2 percent.

If going to give it to them, why not give it to other groups as well...Jews, Hindus etc.

Odhinn

LeYouth wrote: »

Nope.

I just find it odd that RTE gives a TV slot to one portion of our society that accounts for about 1-2 percent.

Seeing as it gives a daily slot at 12 noon and 6 o clock to one religion, it can hardly not.

LeYouth wrote: »

If going to give it to them, why not give it to other groups as well...Jews, Hindus etc.

..the chief rabbi of Ireland gives a yearly address on the TV afaik.

Deebles McBeebles

LeYouth wrote: »

I just find it odd that RTE gives a TV slot to one portion of our society that accounts for about 1-2 percent.

Why not though? Muslims live and work in, and contribute to Ireland, they should be represented on the national broadcaster. Besides, its either that or a re-run of Friends.

Esel

LeYouth wrote: »

Nope.

I just find it odd that RTE gives a TV slot to one portion of our society that accounts for about 1-2 percent.

If going to give it to them, why not give it to other groups as well...Jews, Hindus etc.

Why didn't you say that in your OP?

Odhinn

I looked up the thing on the RTE player -it's a only a 2-3 minute slot. Mountains out of molehills.

jmreire

AlekSmart wrote: »

Good post.

However,Sticking with Ramadan prectitioners,I would not be quite so certain of the aetheist/agnostic conclusion for two reasons.

The first is the very strong and direct strictures within Islam regarding athesim and non-believers in general.
Secondly,at a time when direct Catholic church involvement in Irish primary and secondary education is being wound-down, it is very notable that Islam wishes to retain and broaden it's involvement with schooling,particularly at primary level.

The notion of appreciation & acceptance being unidirectional appears to be widely held throughout Irish society,but it is a 2 way street,with plenty of room still left for others to join in too.

Years ago, Irish schools were predominantly Catholic run, and of course Christianity was the majority religion thought. Now there is an increasing nr of secular schools, where religion is not on the curriculum at all.....parents who wish their children to be taught religion, have to get it taught elsewhere. It is a very optional subject at this time. In general here in Ireland, the Nr of active practicing Christian's is falling.
Islam on the other hand, put's more importance on religious teaching than on other subjects..... for a practicing Muslin. iSLAM is his whole Life...its the most important thing that there is for him / her. So if a Muslim student is attending a school here in Ireland ( which of course, they are ) and its an non-religion teaching school, then they they are also attending an Islamic school as well. Not to be attending an Islamic school, would mean that He/She was becoming less Muslim. And of course, this is happening too. But over all, Muslims put more value and dependence on their Religion, than most other Religions.

biko

Odhinn wrote: »

I looked up the thing on the RTE player -it's a only a 2-3 minute slot. Mountains out of molehills.

It's not the length of the show that's an issue for many. Was it for you?

biko

Odhinn wrote: »

..the chief rabbi of Ireland gives a yearly address on the TV afaik.

Then why is there zero mention of it on the RTE website?

Odhinn

biko wrote: »

It's not the length of the show that's an issue for many. Was it for you?

No, for reasons already stated. Why would it be an issue for you?

ebbsy

I'm going to have a Dinner Box while watching it.

biko

Odhinn wrote: »

No, for reasons already stated. Why would it be an issue for you?

But you didn't state anything..

Odhinn

biko wrote: »

Then why is there zero mention of it on the RTE website?

"A talk for the Jewish New Year by the Chief Rabbi of Ireland. Dr Yaakov Pearlman"
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/2000-01-01/2019-12-31?basicsearch=%2Bjewish&freesearch=jewish&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&county=wexford%2C%20republic%20of%20ireland&page=2

biko wrote: »

But you didn't state anything..

As they already show the Angelus, twice daily 7 days a week, they can hardly not allow similar treatment for other religions.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113391535&postcount=40

biko

Odhinn wrote: »

"A talk for the Jewish New Year by the Chief Rabbi of Ireland. Dr Yaakov Pearlman"
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/2000-01-01/2019-12-31?basicsearch=%2Bjewish&freesearch=jewish&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score&county=wexford%2C%20republic%20of%20ireland&page=2

Your link doesn't reveal anything. Maybe it refers to a single talk by rabbi Yaakov Pearlman who was Chief Rabbi of Ireland from September 2001 to June 2008.
This is so rare and old it's only reported in local newspapers.
That hardly constitute the "yearly address" that you tried to sell.

Odhinn wrote: »

As they already show the Angelus, twice daily 7 days a week, they can hardly not allow similar treatment for other religions.

Sure they can, this is a Christian country.
But yeah, we should do away with the Angulus on TV.