tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post4309407552712108135..comments2023-05-26T10:55:27.696-04:00Comments on Jc_Freak: How Christianity Came to IrelandJc_Freak:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-85047154623117390552011-05-19T10:37:26.730-04:002011-05-19T10:37:26.730-04:00Jc I just found your blog by chance. I live in Ire...Jc I just found your blog by chance. I live in Ireland and I can tell you in all my 50 years and long long before that the Irish have used the feast of St Patrick for a good old swig or two of the black stuff and illegal spirits. You need to stop romanticizing about the old country for as God is my judge I can tell you St Patrick would hardly recognize Ireland as a christian country because for the most part it is not. Sorry my friend.<br /><br />gurnygob.gurnygobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-35846914946869255702009-03-18T10:22:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:22:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your comments. St. Patrick is on...Thank you all for your comments. St. Patrick is one of my heroes, so I St. Patrick's day is rather important to me.<BR/><BR/>pchurcher87: Thanks for the correction. Can't say it surprises me ;). I do know that they celebrate St. Patrick's Day with reverence rather than the way we treat it over here. Do you know anything about Irish customs on St. Patrick's Day?<BR/><BR/>Madelene: you may notice that both of my references came from the same source (Ibid means same source; don't ask me how). <I><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Way-Evangelism-Christianity-West-Again/dp/0687085853" REL="nofollow">The Celtic Way of Evangelism</A></I> has had a deep influence in my ecclesiology and missiology. I highly recommend. Additionally, the author is an expert on the history of Ireland and the first couple of chapters are a great history lesson.Jc_Freak:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-70658717481167160942009-03-18T04:17:00.000-04:002009-03-18T04:17:00.000-04:00When I wrote my blog on St Patricks day I really s...When I wrote my blog on St Patricks day I really struggled to get good info and you had some I had not seen! The more I look at Patrick the more interesting he seems!<BR/><BR/>I too have a lot of irish in me so maybe that's the attraction.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-70860471002738498592009-03-17T17:06:00.000-04:002009-03-17T17:06:00.000-04:00Hi Martin, Thanks for the history. I have some Ir...Hi Martin, Thanks for the history. I have some Irish blood too. Most Americans have a little I would venture. I've heard that even Muhammad Ali does (perhaps that accounts for his boxing skills). ;)<BR/><BR/>I learned a while back from my mother-in-law (who also is part Irish) that Irish Protestants are actually supposed to wear orange rather than green on St. Patrick's day - because of "William the Orange". I've never bothered to do so myself, I'm guessing most people wouldn't get the distinction.Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472900037134045450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-47060850953303996872009-03-17T11:16:00.000-04:002009-03-17T11:16:00.000-04:00JC, thanks for posting this, I quite enjoy church ...JC, thanks for posting this, I quite enjoy church history and the story of St. Patrick is always an interesting one. <BR/>Though 90% of Americans may have no idea why St. Patrick matters, we can learn a lot from him and the richness of Irish Christianity.<BR/><BR/>Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now... where is that GuinnessMasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865044615971862266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-76670899356970335982009-03-17T07:13:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post.Unfortuneatly I'm afraid that ...Thanks for the post.<BR/>Unfortuneatly I'm afraid that I may have to shatter an illusion. Irish people do indeed get drunk on St. Patrick's Day. A beautiful country however. You should indeed go one day. (I'm English by the way).<BR/>I thought you'd also like to know a story. St. Patrick is also fabled for driving all the snakes off of the Island. (It is true the Ireland has no snakes!) However this came from the truth the he removed paganism from Ireland. At the time a snake statue was used as part of thier rituals. So in a sense he did indeed drive all the Snakes out of Ireland!<BR/>Happy St. Patrick's Day!<BR/>In Christ,<BR/>Your brother from over the Pond!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522794031978733696noreply@blogger.com