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Hehe...and all I wanted was the license to practice law!?!?
Hey, Rob: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. : )

Yes folks, there is the other side to St. Patrick's Day - the side of those whom St. Patrick chose to oppress, torture, kill, and banish from Ireland. Am I proud? No. I am Irish. I am not supportive of his efforts or of his actions. I like to drink the occasional beer, but forego it on St. Patrick's Day at all costs. It is not the abundance of commercialism alone, but my personal beliefs of the value of human life and the right to believe as one chooses in any form of God or Deity.

From the oppressed point of view, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in a myriad of ways. To some, as Jen pointed out in the earlier entry, it is observed solemnly as a day of mourning. To others, as I pointed out, it is celebrated as a day, not of victory for Chrisitianity, but as a day of rememberance and triumph for a religion which has endured, despite efforts to the contrary.

Further, it is possible, as I am a living example, to be of Irish descent AND to not desire to participate in such a "holiday", as it were. I noted a same distaste for violence in my St. Valentine Day tirade. Lest I be called a hypocrite for my participation in such holidays as the Fourth of July, I will only state that, yes, that may be the case. My only defense is that I view the bloodshed for independence different to that spilt in the name of obliteration. Britain and America still both exist. Ironically, so do Paganism and Christianity.

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2005-02-24 4:45 PM an addendum to my entry re: St. Patrick's Day Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: pondering the stupidity of people, thanks to Rob's entry Read/Post Comments (2)	Hehe...and all I wanted was the license to practice law!?!? Hey, Rob: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. : ) Yes folks, there is the other side to St. Patrick's Day - the side of those whom St. Patrick chose to oppress, torture, kill, and banish from Ireland. Am I proud? No. I am Irish. I am not supportive of his efforts or of his actions. I like to drink the occasional beer, but forego it on St. Patrick's Day at all costs. It is not the abundance of commercialism alone, but my personal beliefs of the value of human life and the right to believe as one chooses in any form of God or Deity. From the oppressed point of view, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in a myriad of ways. To some, as Jen pointed out in the earlier entry, it is observed solemnly as a day of mourning. To others, as I pointed out, it is celebrated as a day, not of victory for Chrisitianity, but as a day of rememberance and triumph for a religion which has endured, despite efforts to the contrary. Further, it is possible, as I am a living example, to be of Irish descent AND to not desire to participate in such a "holiday", as it were. I noted a same distaste for violence in my St. Valentine Day tirade. Lest I be called a hypocrite for my participation in such holidays as the Fourth of July, I will only state that, yes, that may be the case. My only defense is that I view the bloodshed for independence different to that spilt in the name of obliteration. Britain and America still both exist. Ironically, so do Paganism and Christianity. Read/Post Comments (2) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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