muirkirk nil Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-44886980 An Orange march, due to take place in Glasgow on Saturday, has been cancelled. The parade was due to pass the scene of a sectarian attack on a priest during a similar event on 7 July. Police Scotland are investigating claims Canon Tom White was spat on as an Orange parade passed St Alphonsus church in the city's east end. Glasgow City Council confirmed the walk would not go ahead following a meeting with the organisers. The Orange Lodge said the postponement would allow time for further discussions. Police were called after reports Canon Tom White was spat on, struck with a baton and verbally abused outside the church, near the Barras market, as the parade passed by. Orange Lodge leaders insisted the attack was nothing to do with the parade. The ordeal sparked calls for a ban on Orange walks or a change of route away from the Catholic church involved in the incident. Council leader Susan Aitken ordered Orange Lodge leaders to take responsibility for anti-Catholic behaviour occurring at their parades and warned organisers that if it did not voluntarily change the route of parades, the council would "insist". A meeting took place between the council and the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland on Wednesday. Following discussions, a council spokeswoman said: "Council officers had a productive meeting with the organisers. "We will continue to engage with both the organisers and the church community - but have agreed that the planned procession will not take place on Saturday." A spokesman from the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said: "We welcome the opportunity to continue positive dialogue with Glasgow City Council, the police, and other stakeholders regarding future parades. "We should be looking forward, not back, and our lodges therefore took the decision to postpone the parade due to take place this Saturday, therefore allowing some additional time over those discussions which would give everyone the opportunity to look at matters from a fresh, forward thinking perspective. "The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland fully supports this decision." Police continue to investigate the attack on Canon White Edited July 19, 2018 by muirkirk nil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/16/2018 at 11:27, Sergeant Wilson said: Here's a wall for them to guard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 One for the cricket fans: why is ‘Protestant ‘ always abbreviated to ‘Prod’ and not ‘Prot’? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Another one, why do people who profess to be such avid acolytes of Protestantism call themselves Prodestants? You’d think being so ‘staunch’ they’d be able to spell it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 [emoji4]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-44886980 An Orange march, due to take place in Glasgow on Saturday, has been cancelled. The parade was due to pass the scene of a sectarian attack on a priest during a similar event on 7 July. Police Scotland are investigating claims Canon Tom White was spat on as an Orange parade passed St Alphonsus church in the city's east end. Glasgow City Council confirmed the walk would not go ahead following a meeting with the organisers. The Orange Lodge said the postponement would allow time for further discussions. Police were called after reports Canon Tom White was spat on, struck with a baton and verbally abused outside the church, near the Barras market, as the parade passed by. Orange Lodge leaders insisted the attack was nothing to do with the parade. The ordeal sparked calls for a ban on Orange walks or a change of route away from the Catholic church involved in the incident. Council leader Susan Aitken ordered Orange Lodge leaders to take responsibility for anti-Catholic behaviour occurring at their parades and warned organisers that if it did not voluntarily change the route of parades, the council would "insist". A meeting took place between the council and the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland on Wednesday. Following discussions, a council spokeswoman said: "Council officers had a productive meeting with the organisers. "We will continue to engage with both the organisers and the church community - but have agreed that the planned procession will not take place on Saturday." A spokesman from the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland said: "We welcome the opportunity to continue positive dialogue with Glasgow City Council, the police, and other stakeholders regarding future parades. "We should be looking forward, not back, and our lodges therefore took the decision to postpone the parade due to take place this Saturday, therefore allowing some additional time over those discussions which would give everyone the opportunity to look at matters from a fresh, forward thinking perspective. "The Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland fully supports this decision." Police continue to investigate the attack on Canon White‘Nothing to do with the parade.’ So, let me get this right - someone who had nothing to do with a parade of Protestant Christian supremacists marking (let’s not say celebrating) a battle (violence) against a Catholic monarch just happened to allegedly assault a priest on the route of that parade? Oh god. What a coincidence. Buy a lottery ticket now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 On 19/07/2018 at 13:48, muirkirk nil said: "We should be looking forward, not back, and our lodges therefore took the decision to postpone the parade due to take place this Saturday, Said the spokesman of the organisation that marches to celebrate something that happened over 300 years ago. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Dr Koop said: One for the cricket fans: why is ‘Protestant ‘ always abbreviated to ‘Prod’ and not ‘Prot’? Because they're illiterate knuckle-dragging troglodytes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 14 hours ago, Slenderman said: Because they're illiterate knuckle-dragging troglodytes? Troddies. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Shirley time for a ref. Hard border or unite? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Mate told me a tale in the pub tonight- He and an English guy were delivering a telly to a house. They enter the living room. Above the fireplace is a huge portrait of King Billy on the white horse and on the other wall in a frame is an Orange sash. English guy points to the picture of King Billy and says the words "Oh, are you into cowboy movies then?"..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Some guy has been shot in a punishment type shooting. His teenage daughter offered the gunmen her PIGGY BANK to try to stop them from shooting her dad. They never accepted her offer, instead they took her phone so she was unable to call for help. Doubt it will ever change somehow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 10 hours ago, supermik said: Some guy has been shot in a punishment type shooting. His teenage daughter offered the gunmen her PIGGY BANK to try to stop them from shooting her dad. They never accepted her offer, instead they took her phone so she was unable to call for help. Doubt it will ever change somehow. Not a lot of detail here. Is this an orange walk thing or did he not walk when called LBW? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The cricket/marching season off to an early start up this way. No surrender right enuff.https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/group-plans-march-in-inverness-city-centre-this-weekend-176424/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 No surrender to the IRA. Millburn Academy Loyal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The cricket/marching season off to an early start up this way. No surrender right enuff.https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/group-plans-march-in-inverness-city-centre-this-weekend-176424/'The march starts shortly before 3pm at Green Drive'Thats not very staunch. Is orangeism and associated things big up that part of the world? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 'The march starts shortly before 3pm at Green Drive'Thats not very staunch. Is orangeism and associated things big up that part of the world?Not really, this march is about as staunch as things get around here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 31 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: 'The march starts shortly before 3pm at Green Drive' Thats not very staunch. Is orangeism and associated things big up that part of the world? Nah not as though the area has any long historical links to Jacobite times and the Prince across the water. Or major battlefields that had a direct baring on European history. Aw haud own........... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 'The march starts shortly before 3pm at Green Drive'Thats not very staunch. Is orangeism and associated things big up that part of the world?Are we sure it’s not named after Charles Green 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: The cricket/marching season off to an early start up this way. No surrender right enuff.https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/group-plans-march-in-inverness-city-centre-this-weekend-176424/ Are we now stretching the 'Orange Walk' paradigm to include the ABOD clubs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Are we now stretching the 'Orange Walk' paradigm to include the ABOD clubs? Bro. K, always wondered why it’s Derry and not the Apprentice Boys of Londonderry? Derry Bhoys sounds a bit iffy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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