Happy St. Patrick's Day????

[Motokid]

St. Patrick is considered as the Patron Saint of Ireland. There are many, though, in Ireland that hold him in disdain. These people will never celebrate his legacy or life.

It has been stated that St. Patrick rid Ireland of all of its snakes. Scientists have found that Ireland had not had snakes since icebergs surrounded the island. What could then be meant by the old legend?

Before Christianity began to spread into Ireland, the Druids were the leading religious figures in Ireland. One of the symbols of the Druids was a snake. In Christianity, the snake symbolized the devil.

According to the legend, St. Patrick stamped his staff on the ground to rid the snakes out of Ireland. The snakes that were sent from the island were the Druids.

During the seventh century, the Christian Church taught its missionaries that if they could not convert any natives, they were to use any means necessary to convert the nonbelievers.

The Druids were not interested in giving up their old ways and converting to Christianity. St. Patrick is said to have lead to the murders of almost eight hundred Druid priests and priestesses.

As he would walk by a Druid who would not convert, he would stamp his staff and walk away. His flowers would then attack and kill the nonbeliever.

And, Patrick was not born in Ireland.

But, don't let a little history spoil your day of silly green hats, green clothing, green beer, shamrock pins, and some good ole Irish step dancing.

It's surprising how many people don't know a thing about Patrick.

 

[sparkchaser]

Yeah, I was aware of the Druid symbolism.

 

[beer good]

You're saying... a saint didn't actually perform miracles?

Wow. I'm flabbergasted.

You'll be telling me Santa Claus doesn't exist next.

 

[Stewart]

And, Patrick was not born in Ireland.

Saint Andrew (one of your twelve disciples) wasn't born in Scotland, Russian, or Greece. But it doesn't stop them having him as their saint. If you are that way inclined, of course.

 

[Sybarite]

And you shouldn't be celebrating it today anyway, since it's not allowed (for Catholics anyway) to celebrate saints' days in Holy Week.

 

[sparkchaser]

And you shouldn't be celebrating it today anyway, since it's not allowed (for Catholics anyway) to celebrate saints' days in Holy Week.

I gave up beer for Lent* so celebrating St. Patrick's wouldn't mean anything anyway.




*I did cheat on Saturday but I had a good reason.

 

[Stewart]

Thankfully, I'm not bound by superstition to hagiographic crap. I'm just happy the nation adopted it and gave us Friday and Monday off.

 

[sparkchaser]

Saint Andrew (one of your twelve disciples) wasn't born in Scotland, Russian, or Greece. But it doesn't stop them having him as their saint. If you are that way inclined, of course.

That's nothing. I heard that not only was Jesus not born in Europe, he was a Jew too.

 

[sparkchaser]

Thankfully, I'm not bound by superstition to hagiographic crap. I'm just happy the nation adopted it and gave us Friday and Monday off.

Lucky bastard. Have a pint or three for me.

 

[abecedarian]

That's nothing. I heard that not only was Jesus not born in Europe, he was a Jew too.

Shh! Don't tell the Klan

 

[beer good]

That's nothing. I heard that not only was Jesus not born in Europe, he was a Jew too.

Then how come every picture shows him as blond and blue-eyed? Huh? Answer me that one, clever-pants.

 

[sparkchaser]

Then how come every picture shows him as blond and blue-eyed? Huh? Answer me that one, clever-pants.

I don't know man. Every Jesus I have ever met has been tanned skinned with brown eyes and black hair. No beard though. I think the beard was put on in the 60's when beards were cool.

 

[G4G]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3958241.stm

 

[abecedarian]

Then how come every picture shows him as blond and blue-eyed? Huh? Answer me that one, clever-pants.

Does "conspiracy" and "cover-up" mean anything to you?

Personally I like the pictures I've seen dipicting Jesus has something other than a white European..Think about it, if he was blonde and blue-eyed, the neighbors would have been saying something other than, "Isn't this the son of the carpenter?"

 

[sparkchaser]

All I know is Aryan Jesus can beat up Constantine Jesus and Chinese Jesus. Unless Chinese Jesus started using his Kung Fu.

 

[beer good]

Think about it, if he was blonde and blue-eyed, the neighbors would have been saying something other than, "Isn't this the son of the carpenter?"

.........

 

[The waveguide]

And, Patrick was not born in Ireland.

Auch...

I just realized that Santa Claus is not from Finland nor from the North Pole... This is what Wikipedia says:

Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian figure of Santa Claus. He was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatolia, now in Turkey

Greek, pfuia! Bathes in sun, not swimming with walruses!

 

[saliotthomas]

All I know is Aryan Jesus can beat up Constantine Jesus and Chinese Jesus. Unless Chinese Jesus started using his Kung Fu.

That would be the lamb by Christopher Moore

 

[Kenny Shovel]

And, Patrick was not born in Ireland.

I don't know how to break this gently to you, but neither were most of the Pogues.

 

[sreeja]

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all forum members.