Kofi Annan wrote:Snipe, Shan , would any of you have the constitution of the AOH or INF, I would doubt it , as their bigôtry is alright as they are not "them uns"
No and never heard of the INF. The AOH, like the OO, are a sectarian organisation. Now I give a thumbs down to all religious organisations equally* but I reserve contempt for those which go further and actually have sectarianism as part of their very fabric. The OO are the ones we hear about all the time so obviously they are the ones we comment on the most. If the AOH were interfering with folk on a similar scale they wouldn't escape the justified commentary.
From my personal point of view - If the AOH existed today as the force they once were I would be cheerleading the campaign against them. Their anti-secular, extreme catholicism, extreme nationalistic and sectarian views are things I despise as much as anything.
* But only that as I have no issue with folk who wish to experience their particular beliefs freely provided they are doing so privately and not attempting to inflict their moral code on others. Only a thumbs down because I don't like the concept of organised religions because of the potential for harm at some point in time.
The themuns and usuns nonsense has plagued Northern Ireland society for too long. Of course it is not easy to eradicate it due to the obvious issues over the years but if folk keep hanging onto it like a comfort blanket, the way a victim of parental abuse will often seek out an abusive partner, the cycle will never be broken, despite the harm it does.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
