Kofi Annan wrote:Ah the" Bully " word,
It was just a typo on the word "Blues"
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..... but given their behaviour, it also seemed apt, so I left it in.
Kofi Annan wrote:Cap' n do you agree with Carál that bad behaviour should not be rewarded? And the band should be barred from walking on that stretch of road again.
I would rarely if ever agree with that woman. I certainly believe that the various so-called concerned residents groups in North Belfast and elsewhere have been rewarded for their bad behaviour in the past and that is not right either. However, I would think that if the OO want to retain or regain an respect, they should dispense with the services of The Finaghy True Blues. My criticism is reserved solely for that band, not the rest of the parade. Unfortunately the band's behaviour will be used to taint the whole parade.
BTW - I have no issues with them playing a hymn, but having seen the way they did it, the obvious taunting, their behaviour just after, and their "explanation" of their actions, it was very clear to anyone who saw it (apart from those who don't
want to see) that this was a provocative action and not in keeping with the spirit of the hymn. Perhaps bullying is not the best description, but it's not far off. You are correct though that it is nowhere near the same as planting bombs, shooting people etc, but that doesn't mean it can be excused or ignored just because one lot ain't as bad as the other lot.
Kofi Annan wrote:I am sure that members of St Patrick's Church appreciate your upgrade to Cathedral .
I would doubt if they would even take it under their notice. Presumably whether it is a church or cathedral is up to the hierarchy of the RC church, not me, so my error - I assume I have made an error - is neither here nor there in the overall scheme of things. Personally I don't differentiate between a church, a chapel, a cathedral, a synagogue or a mosque in terms of any hierarchy. They are (to me) all simply places of worship and worthy of
equal respect. For some that means a lot of respect, for others it means none, but for me equality is the important part. If I used the wrong term for the church/chapel whatever, I'm sorry, but it takes nothing away from my comments. As far as I'm concerned they can call it a church, chapel, cathedral or whatever, it makes no difference to me, I was simply calling by what I thought its title was but I'll not lose sleep if I was wrong on that part.