by The Archregimancy » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:00 am
by Czechanada » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:04 am
by Tarsonis Survivors » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:06 am
by Czechanada » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:07 am
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:Just reintroducing myself as the one who calls Czechanada a doodoo headed penguin behind his back.
by Grand Calvert » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:44 am
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:22 am
by Tarsonis Survivors » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:28 am
White Chrobatia wrote:In the other poll I said I was Roman Catholic but I guess I now have to call myself "Other Christian" because I refuse to practice the religion in an organized way.
Except of course for confession. But still.
by Ulomia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:30 am
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:32 am
by Ulomia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:42 am
by The Archregimancy » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:44 am
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:44 am
by Diopolis » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:06 am
White Chrobatia wrote:In the other poll I said I was Roman Catholic but I guess I now have to call myself "Other Christian" because I refuse to practice the religion in an organized way.
Except of course for confession. But still.
by Kauthar » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:13 am
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:14 am
Diopolis wrote:White Chrobatia wrote:In the other poll I said I was Roman Catholic but I guess I now have to call myself "Other Christian" because I refuse to practice the religion in an organized way.
Except of course for confession. But still.
Interesting. Most people who don't really practice Catholicism but take one or two sacraments only get communion, not confession.
by Tarsonis Survivors » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:34 am
Kauthar wrote:Tomorrow is the 5th of November, which in Britain is bonfire night, the day Protestants celebrate the murder of a Catholic hero. It really pains me to see the social split between protestants and catholics up to this day.
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:34 am
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:Kauthar wrote:Tomorrow is the 5th of November, which in Britain is bonfire night, the day Protestants celebrate the murder of a Catholic hero. It really pains me to see the social split between protestants and catholics up to this day.
It's funny be cause Guy Fawkes was betrayed by Catholic members of parliament. If anything it should be about Protestants and Catholics coming together to prevent sectarian violence, regardless of who perpetrates it
by The Archregimancy » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:35 am
Kauthar wrote:Tomorrow is the 5th of November, which in Britain is bonfire night, the day Protestants celebrate the murder of a Catholic hero. It really pains me to see the social split between protestants and catholics up to this day.
by Tarsonis Survivors » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:37 am
The Archregimancy wrote:Kauthar wrote:Tomorrow is the 5th of November, which in Britain is bonfire night, the day Protestants celebrate the murder of a Catholic hero. It really pains me to see the social split between protestants and catholics up to this day.
While the 5th of November's central premise - the ritual burning at the stake of the effigy of a Roman Catholic - is no doubt deeply offensive to our Catholic cousins, I'm not so sure that I'd go so far as to refer to Guy Fawkes as a 'hero'.
The Gunpowder Plot did, after all, involve planning for the blowing up of the Houses of Parliament and the consequent murder of several hundred people during the State Opening of Parliament with explosives hidden in a cellar. While I'm hesitant to use a modern analogy for an early 17th-century historical act, there's a strong whiff of religious terrorism there.
Furthermore, the Plot was actively counterproductive. James I/VI was relatively tolerant of Catholics, and had several Catholic advisors; but the Plot led to increased persecution of Catholics in England. Without the Plot, Catholic Emancipation might well have come considerably sooner; and had the Plot succeeded, the subsequent attempted rebellion would have almost certainly failed given the lack of internal or external support for the plotters, leading to an even more severe backlash against Catholics in Great Britain.
by The Blaatschapen » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:38 am
The Archregimancy wrote:While the 5th of November's central premise - the ritual burning at the stake of the effigy of a Roman Catholic {snip}
by The Archregimancy » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:43 am
The Blaatschapen wrote:The Archregimancy wrote:While the 5th of November's central premise - the ritual burning at the stake of the effigy of a Roman Catholic {snip}
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bonfire-night- ... nt-1527191
Sepp Blatter apparently qualifies >_>
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:It's not offensive. Fawkes was guilty of sedition
by Diopolis » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:46 am
White Chrobatia wrote:Tarsonis Survivors wrote:It's funny be cause Guy Fawkes was betrayed by Catholic members of parliament. If anything it should be about Protestants and Catholics coming together to prevent sectarian violence, regardless of who perpetrates it
If anything, the celebrated British Catholic Figure should be Thomas Moore.
by Tarsonis Survivors » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:50 am
The Archregimancy wrote:The Blaatschapen wrote:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bonfire-night- ... nt-1527191
Sepp Blatter apparently qualifies >_>
"Blatter secured a majority with 36.8% of the vote"
I continue to be frustrated at people who can't distinguish between a plurality and a majority.Tarsonis Survivors wrote:It's not offensive. Fawkes was guilty of sedition
He was; but we also traditionally burn our guys in part as an anti-Catholic statement rather than as a statement against sedition.
However, if we're able to put that behind us and focus today on the sedition rather than the Catholicism, I'll take that as a step forward.
by White Chrobatia » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:52 am
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:The Archregimancy wrote:
"Blatter secured a majority with 36.8% of the vote"
I continue to be frustrated at people who can't distinguish between a plurality and a majority.
He was; but we also traditionally burn our guys in part as an anti-Catholic statement rather than as a statement against sedition.
However, if we're able to put that behind us and focus today on the sedition rather than the Catholicism, I'll take that as a step forward.
It was the 1600's , everyone was doing it.
by Gim » Wed Nov 04, 2015 10:00 am
Kauthar wrote:Tomorrow is the 5th of November, which in Britain is bonfire night, the day Protestants celebrate the murder of a Catholic hero. It really pains me to see the social split between protestants and catholics up to this day.
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