Sweetemotion wrote: » Have any of the other 90% of people on this forum who went to an Irish Catholic school here in Ireland, ever been thought about how the dirty pagan gods and protestants are going to Hell or just this guy? I don't believe him and think he is telling porkies.
topper75 wrote: » Surely you move to other countries to engage with their traditions, not urinate on them. Otherwise you are just a colonist. Are immigrants into Ireland colonists? I hope not.
Hotblack Desiato wrote: » Yes we were taught about hell, and that everyone who wasn't a good catholic was going there.
RayCun wrote: » Nobody's pissing on St Brigid's crosses. There's no reason to believe this has anything to do with immigration. Colonists, really? Better luck next time.
topper75 wrote: » Ok - it's the next time - I'll try my 'luck' again! They are pissing on traditions when they ignore them or refuse to engage with them. The kids of the 'new' Irish should do as Irish kids have always done. Otherwise how are we supposed to accept them as Irish at all. Unless of course I have missed something offensive about this time-honoured craft? Making a cross does not put you under some hoodoo sway of a controlling parish priest. Don't be so fearful of Irish ways.
Happy St. Brigid's Day all.. and Spring is here woo hoo
I'm not saying any of this malarkey matters a damn but it seems highly likely that 'Brigid' represents a Pagan goddess more than a Christian saint....plus the cross of Brigid is an ancient symbol of the sun or good luck belonging actually to the same family as the Swastika. Ultimately, anything one likes can be read into these ciphers.
P.S. Just saw Conall Cernach's post @ 2.49 !
Also , according to Maeve Brigid Callan , Professor of Religion in Iowa , St.Brigid is in effect the patron saint of abortion. ...which my or may not be of interest to R Catholic enthusiasts of today.
they made them in my kids school - Catholic ethos in north Kildare. The school and the specific teacher is great for keeping up traditions - I’m told there were some complaints by some “new irish” parents at Christmas over the kids learning hymns and gathering around the life size crib etc. Harmless stuff. The parents were told to either remove their kids from the school or put up with it, which they did.
Happy St. Brigid's Day
I was taught by nuns and we never made crosses, we were told about hell and were also regularly informed that we were all likely to end up there. 😂
Not to mention how they do be (mis)treating the women ....oops , the feminist sisters won't like me saying that.
One of the nuns used to go around inspecting the local kids and on occasion where she asked one of them..
“ show me your cross “..
this happened..
You should be looking at the date and not the time more specifically the year. You are replying to people who posted four years ago.
Tantrum Ergo.
I don't think anybody, bar some far right irish catholics (otherwise known as nuns) could give a toss about brigid's day.
Oh, and spring doesn't start for another month so I wouldn't go changing the duvet just yet.
St. Brigid is pre christian!
Seriously - St. Brigid's Day wishes to ye all!!!
Take a second to read what you just wrote.
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wait for it...
Still stumped? I'll give you a clue - look at the first 2 letters in your post (and the full stop after them).
Last century. 😂
That's such a shame as its part of our heritage as well.
When my boys were younger they attended the local ET school. There they took a different approach and celebrated all the various festivals Catholic Muslim Jewish etc.
A much more holistic approach.
no hope for some of you board's folk at all.. ye need some love in your lives
Love ? Nahhh just…More vitamin D
Good to know that Irish Catholics are as tolerant as ever 🙄 Maybe read the Constitution of Ireland sometime, especially the bit about the right to freedom of religion in education.
90 people at the local community centre making them. there's three in our house !
The 'St.' is just shameful Catholic rebranding of a pagan intellectual property. They should be sued.
Christianity is an imported religion of Middle Eastern origin, nothing Irish about it. :D
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