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Celebrate the Green! [Mar. 17th, 2009|09:03 am]
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It's time for “Kiss me I’m Irish” buttons, shamrocks and green beer.

Apparently, some rogue elements in Northern Ireland started “celebrating” two weeks ago. And the beat goes on. Here is a link to a relevant Boston Globe story that is informative and somewhat optimistic:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/03/17/northern_irelands_consensus/

As for the Shamrock-bearing Saint himself, you just gotta love a heathen who introduced thousands of unwashed, pagan Celts to the love of The Savior.

Here is a link to a great National Geographic backgrounder on St. Patrick and his feast day:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090316-st-patricks-day-facts.html

Think about it. Without inspired guys like Patrick, we probably would not have engaged in the Great Crusades, The Inquisition, Rule by Divine Right etc.

After all those faith-based calamities, the general population was left with a taste for beer.

Cheers!
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