throbber Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 You don't like them? ALL of them? I don't like what the church stands for and its fundamental principles Few of my pals are Catholic but they don't start any of their carry on around me out of general respect for my beliefs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I don't like any religion, so I'm an equal opportunities infidel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I don't like any religion, so I'm an equal opportunities infidel. Me either but i prefer protestants over caths because of the hood I'm from Also because i don't approve of molesting young boys and covering it up on a national scale but I'm quite unreasonable like that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Show me where I appeared to play the victim card please? Both sides suffered greatly and always have, but the simple fact is that the OO were founded out of this strife with a view to protecting themselves. The moralities of either side are of no interest to me, and this thread will soon get bogged down by all sorts of warped views, so I intend keeping my input to a minimum. I just wonder at the vehemence of some posters on here, although I am not referring to you. You made out that sectarianism played no part in their formation and that their formation was purely because of attacks on rural Protestants by Catholics. This glosses over the bitterness felt about Catholics increasing social position, the ongoing two-sided religious conflict at the time (as opposed to rural Protestants minding their own business), the fact that Catholic groups also proclaimed themselves 'Defenders' and the fact that right after their formation they didn't limit themselves to defence but instead attacked Catholics without discrimination (or with discrimination, if you will) and drove 7000 of them out of Armagh. Edited October 6, 2013 by The OP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Me either but i prefer protestants over caths because of the hood I'm from Also because i don't approve of molesting young boys and covering it up on a national scale but I'm quite unreasonable like that Because of the hood I'm from?! You realise how ridiculous that sounds both in sentiment and the fact you used hood like your from inner-city america. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCelt67 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Me either but i prefer protestants over caths because of the hood I'm from Also because i don't approve of molesting young boys and covering it up on a national scale but I'm quite unreasonable like that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Because of the hood I'm from?! You realise how ridiculous that sounds both in sentiment and the fact you used hood like your from inner-city america. I was just being silly - I'm feeling light headed this evening due to carbon monoxide poisoning from my oven I like it - thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Because of the hood I'm from?! You realise how ridiculous that sounds both in sentiment and the fact you used hood like your from inner-city america. I don't think he's being serious dawg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I don't think he's being serious dawg. Sorry homie, did think dat may been da case but still looked wrong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 People here take me far more literally than they do on other forums 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 If you're reading this thread then you're clearly interested in relations between Northern Irish Protestants and the rest of the islands population as well as being fascinated by all forms of cricket particularly the international game outside the test playing nations. You'll thus be interested to know that Northern Irish divine comedy frontman, and son of an anglican bishop, Neil Hannon joined forces with Dublin singer-songwriter Thomas Walsh to form a duo called The Duckworth Lewis Method that sing about cricket. The released their second album, "Sticky Wickets", this year. http://www.dlmethod.co.uk/audio/releases/the-duckworth-lewis-method They also came up with and alternative Irish national anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWuUcAjuWjQ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Rice Half Chips Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Nice generalisation. You'll get lots of greenies from your Celtic buddies for that effort. They can green dot me if they want, I don't even check it. And orangemen freely choose to join a sectarian hate group which every fucking year instigates violence and chaos on the streets of NI when they're refused permission to march through areas where they're not welcome. So I don't buy the whole "he's an orangeman but he's really a nice guy" pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 So does anyone agree that Mike Denness is the best Scotsman ever to play test cricket? have just googled him.........yes he is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Do Northern Ireland have a cricket team? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 No, The Irish cricket team is represented by players from Ireland, nothing about north or south, looks to me they think sport has f**k all to do with politics. They are looking to progress to Test status, this would stop the current tide of players who go on to play for England just because they have resided there, Morgan and Joyce being 2 examples. Think Egg Chasing is the same IIRC. Weird they have some sports are deemed worthy of partition and some are not. All part of life in a borderline failed state that's riven by sectarian, fairy in the sky conflict, I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast_Tim Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The only sport that isn't all Ireland is football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast_Tim Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Well, what about netball? That doesn't count 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Not a lot of point following up the LOL related posts, because I seriously doubt that most of the people spewing bile about that particular organisation are actually interested in intelligent discussion of the topic as opposed to an exchange of tribalistic insults. If anyone is interested in how the UK's Glorious Revolution related constitution shapes its modern politics and culture in a way that makes it markedly different from most other western countries (the LOL is just one manifestation of that) I'd recommend the writings of Tom Nairn as being worth a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Nairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Sorry homie, did think dat may been da case but still looked wrong Or you not being serious either or are you really from Liverpool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Not a lot of point following up the LOL related posts, because I seriously doubt that most of the people spewing bile about that particular organisation are actually interested in intelligent discussion of the topic as opposed to an exchange of tribalistic insults. If anyone is interested in how the UK's Glorious Revolution related constitution shapes its modern politics and culture in a way that makes it markedly different from most other western countries (the LOL is just one manifestation of that) I'd recommend the writings of Tom Nairn as being worth a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Nairn How many members of the LOL (incidentally, is there a more appropriate acronym in the entire world) are interested in intelligent discussion of the topic as opposed to an exchange of tribalistic insults"? I don't count any LOL members among my friends, but I know a fair few of them, and without exception they are ruddy-faced MUSSUS BUNFIELDS who are only interested in a big GIRUY to "them". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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