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WillowTheWhisp · 14-07-2007, 18:32

Celebrating one's own religion is not really what this is all about. The Protestant/Catholic divide in N. Ireland is/was far more complicated than merely a different choice of religion.

I see your point about people keeping their own traditions and celebrating their own beliefs certainly but it's not as simple as that. It's just not the same as us and our Bonfire Night or the USA and the 4th of July. The history is still very much alive in some people's minds and not in a positive way unfortunately.

Would you worry in this country about whether you, as a Catholic, were going into a 'Protestant pub'? Would it even occur to you, in this country, that there could be such a thing?

14-07-2007, 18:32	#37
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1060	Re: What on earth are they thinking? Celebrating one's own religion is not really what this is all about. The Protestant/Catholic divide in N. Ireland is/was far more complicated than merely a different choice of religion. I see your point about people keeping their own traditions and celebrating their own beliefs certainly but it's not as simple as that. It's just not the same as us and our Bonfire Night or the USA and the 4th of July. The history is still very much alive in some people's minds and not in a positive way unfortunately. Would you worry in this country about whether you, as a Catholic, were going into a 'Protestant pub'? Would it even occur to you, in this country, that there could be such a thing? __________________