How long before St. Party's Day parades outlawed?

[90Domer]

…just because the day and the event honors an Irish Catholic Saint?

Sorry if I posted in the wrong place, but I no longer think this is beyond the realm of realism.

 

[dshix]

…just because the day and the event honors an Irish Catholic Saint?

Sorry if I posted in the wrong place, but I no longer think this is beyond the realm of realism.

Do you mean St. Patty’s (Patrick’s) Day?

 

[Kamaduck]

Assuming we are talking about St. Patrick’s day, I don’t think it’ll happen. At least in the US, St. Patrick’s day is more of an Irish thing than a Catholic thing.

Then again, I’ve never heard of a St. Patrick’s day parade in the first place. I don’t think anyone will think to outlaw them if they’re not very widespread.

 

[grasscutter]

I’m asking forgiveness in advance.

Whoa! Nobody told me about St. Party!!! :dancing:

In all seriousness, I doubt it will be outlawed. Mainly because it has become a cultural celebration rather than a religious observance.

 

[VeritasLuxMea]

Never. Why would it be?

 

[SaintPatrick333]

If it was Ireland would invade america, and since darn near a quarter of the population is Irish, Ireland would win. Realistically speaking though, it’d never happen. As much as it kills me to admit (since St. Patrick is my patron saint/confirmation name), St. Patrick’s day (in america) is no more a Catholic day than Valentine’s Day or Christmas. This nation becomes more and more Godless each day.

 

[hannajomar]

This has become an issue here in NYC. So far, the Church has won out.
huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/new-york-st-patricks-day-irish-queers-protest_n_1345746.html

LGBT groups have fought for years to participate openly in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, but the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who sponsor the event, have continually defended their exclusion of gay participants by reportedly defining the parade as a “private, religious procession” in court.

I will correct this quote, however. Gay participants are not excluded from the parade. LGBT groups, such as “Irish Queers,” are excluded since their agenda violates the values of the Ancient Order of Hbernaians who sponsor it.

 

[Bill1940]

If it was Ireland would invade america, and since darn near a quarter of the population is Irish, Ireland would win. Realistically speaking though, it’d never happen. As much as it kills me to admit (since St. Patrick is my patron saint/confirmation name), St. Patrick’s day (in america) is no more a Catholic day than Valentine’s Day or Christmas. This nation becomes more and more Godless each day.

Oh! You too? I took Patrick as my confirmation name and you can see by my moniker that my first name is William. I won’t tell my surname but it’s the fourth most common Irish name. I’m told that in Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is a time to go to Mass rather than to a bar or parade. I hope that’s still true or Ireland will sink beneath the waves. Here things are not so well. I pray for my country but she kills almost a million babies each year and for her I tremble.

 

[90Domer]

…just because the day and the event honors an Irish Catholic Saint?

Sorry if I posted in the wrong place, but I no longer think this is beyond the realm of realism.

That’s what I meant…darn autocorrect on the iPad!

 

[90Domer]

Ok, truth be told, I submitted a name change because I’m Polish.

The NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade is exactly the scenario that I worry about…and I always took St. Patrick’s Day as a reverent day to honor a remarkable saint. Wow, don’t want to see that lost.

 

[Araiza_05]

As long as there is drinking in America there will be St. Patrick’s day festivities. Just like cinco de mayo, they are considered drinking holidays by the majority of the public in the US. While we do not have any parades for ether in my area when I worked in a restaurant I noticed a large increase in alcohol sales on those days. People will want something to watch/ get them out of work so they can find an excuse to drink, so the parades no matter how far they stray from the original religious affiliation will continue to exist. Look at New Orleans and the Mardi gras season and how something that depends on the very existence of Christianity (Epiphany and Lent are the beginning and end of the season if anyone is unfamiliar) can be so secular. Now days it is nothing but an excuse to drink and go crazy and Ash Wednesday is nothing but a day to be hungover to those people.