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Lá Fhéile Bríd Shona Daoibh!

Its the first of February and the first day of Spring in the Irish calendar so happy Lá Fhéile Bríde to you all. Or as some of us prefer to say, happy Imbholg! Above is the image of a Crosóg Bríde, “Bríd’s Cross”, a traditional Christianised Imbholg symbol formed from rushes or more rarely straw (some information on making one is here). Below is a slightly less Christianised symbol that may have been associated with the goddess-turned-saint, Bríd. It is a Síle na gCíoch “Síle of the Breasts” and it sort of speaks for itself.

 

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The rise and fall of the Knights Templar in Ireland. (via Irish History Podcast)

The great and informative Irish History Podcast carries a piece on the Knights Templar in Ireland…

The rise and fall of the Knights Templar in Ireland. When we think of the Knights Templar, we picture the Middle Eastern Crusades or Dan Browne’s fantasy novel the The Da Vinci code. However this fascinating organisation were very much part of European society in the 12th and 13th century with houses, called preceptories, in most kingdoms in Medieval Europe. After the Norman Invasion of Ireland the Templars became a part of Norman society here for nearly 150 years. However like their counterparts a … Read More

via Irish History Podcast

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Bugger And Bedamned!

I was going to write something about this inanity but I really became too annoyed.

‘A controversial conference promoting a therapy that claims to help people “turn away” from homosexuality…’

Seriously?

Yes, people have a right to their beliefs, religious or otherwise, and also the right to promote them (I suppose – democracy an’ all that). But honestly, some things are just so utterly stupid as to be beyond words.

Jesus was a bachelor, preached love and peace, never had a girlfriend or got married, hung around on a regular basis with twelve men, and even kissed one of them (not to mention asking another to poke him with a finger!). How would Christians feel then if people were to claim that Jesus was gay?!

Live and let live. Hetro, Homo, Bi, Pan, or shagging sheep. Enjoy your life. You’ll be dead soon enough. There is more important things, like, oh I dunno, saving the planet from environmental catastrophe or feeding the starving millions, than who you put your penis into (or who you allow to put their penis – or anything else – into you!). Live a good life, respect each other, and try to do as little harm along the way as you can. What more do you want?

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