roamin in the gloamin

I am a Celtic supporting protestant with a mostly catholic family.I don't think the song is sectarian and love singing it at the games

 

* King Billy, * John Knox and * the huns.

 

This song is not sectarian, as it is not anti any other religious sect. This worrying and PC * has to stop. Seriously, are we going to have a massive cry and lodge a complaint the next time an aethiest says there's no *? After all, they must be sectarian as they are against religious sects.

 

well i like that song. better than the sick minging slimey * slug pish they * sing though.

 

I hate the song with a passion because if it's so good to be a Roman Catholic then why are you using the faith to "get one up" by saying it's good to be a Catholic you are automatically implying it's bad to be a different religion.

I'm a practicing Catholic and I hate this song as I don't believe any faith should be mentioned in songs.

Most people singing that line probably don't even know what it means to be a Catholic and why it's so good, it's merely a taunt to them and I don't like religion being used as a taunt.

 

In what way is it better?

 

so we are not talking about the1912 classic by sir harry lauder :
<dl><dd>Roamin' in the gloamin' on the bonnie banks o' Clyde.</dd><dd>Roamin' in the gloamin' wae my lassie by my side.</dd><dd>When the sun has gone to rest,</dd><dd>That's the time we love the best.</dd><dd>O, it's lovely roamin' in the gloamin.!<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"></sup></dd></dl>

 

well i dont sing their * for 1! and i like that song! simple as that really if you wanna go startin somethin? then i aint interested.

 

I don't really agree with the first paragraph. I think it is possible to sing a song that's positive about one religion without automatically denigrating any other faith.

The rest of your post I can fully understand though.

 

away and *,
who are we to decide what should and should not be sung?!
IMO thats more hunnish behaviour than the song and it has been sung long before us and will be long after so let it go sing it if yas want safe in the knowledge that your not a bigot, just not as politcally correct as some
next it will be
one of the gods be it islam buddhist christian bless the pope?!

 

Great Post! THIS, is why it shouldn't be sung. There are * hundreds of Rebels and Celtic songs, and the vast majority are better songs so lets stick to them.

 

good point, divides the support tbh.

 

Only because some people interpret it as being anti-Protestant when it isn't.

I'm not going to stop singing it just because others choose to wrongly label the song.

 

i too am a practising catholic so dont suggest all practising catholics are against this song.
if this is so offensive then some of the hymns at mass are also offensive as they suggest that this is the only religion and is gods preachings so let it go.
and by the way if your going to start picking at lyrics then were going to head down the road of is it ok to sing rebels when the ira were also responsible for deaths which is worse than saying its good to be a catholic so get a grip and get on with it

this is so * stupid picking off your teams songs...........just dont sing the ones you dont like end of

oh its good to be a roman catholic!

 

You're having a giraffe.

The song contains the lyrics "* Bless the Pope" and "* John Knox"

And features a self-confessed Roman Catholic sticking a drumstick up the * of a guy in the Orange Walk.

And you're trying to pretend that's not sectarian?? Eh, right you are.

 

John Knox was a murdering * who hated Roman Catholicism, as I've said before * him indeed.

The bit about the DOB & the drum stick would be down to the fact that Orangemen are staunchly anti-Catholic, that's what they're all about.

I think some folk need to differentiate between Protestantism and Orangeism.

 

fucing stupid and embarrissing song

 

Like you for a start. John Knox predates William of Orange by 150 years. How the * could he be an Orangeman?

His claim to fame is being the founder of modern Protestantism in Scotland. Any song that contains the lines "* Bless The Pope" and "* John Knox" is as sectarian as any bigot could possibly desire.

Should also note that the word "sectarian" does not relate solely to religions, but to political subdivisions as well.

Whether you think the sectarianism in the song is justified by past injustices etc is an entirely different matter. But to try and claim it's non-sectarian is just la-la fantasy giraffesville.

 

Where did I say John Knox was an Orangemen ?

I don't think it's sectarian at all and I'm afraid no one will convince me otherwise. I'm not one to dictate what my fellow Tims can and can't sing.