My attention was drawn to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) blog yesterday, also covered by Joe O’Rourke on the Association site. SCVO Director of Pubic Affairs, John Downie, writes about the “proposed bill on sectarianism” but seems to get muddled in his role as a director of SCVO and using SCVO resources to speak as a Rangers fan; in this instance blaming Catholic schools for sectarianism. How ironic.
Downie writes:
“We’ve previously seen Rangers fans outraged by Celtic goalie Artur Boric crossing himself during games but less bothered – obviously – by about our own players (like Vladimir Weiss last season) doing the same thing.”
“Our own players”! Is SCVO some closed shop where they talk about Artur Boruc as a “Celtic goalie” and Vladimi Weiss as one of our “own”?
So far, so disturbing, but Downie then uses the article to ride to the rescue with:
“The solution:
Personally, as someone who grew up in the East End of Glasgow and lives in the west of Scotland, I agree with some of what Conservative MSP John Lamont says. In my opinion one key causes of sectarianism is Scotland continuing to have separate denominational and non-denominational schools.”
So, if only we didn’t have Catholic schools, players like Artur Boruc and “our” Vladimir Weiss would be able to cross themselves free of harassment. Bizarrely, Downie’s article is subtitled “treating the symptoms not the causes”. I don’t think he was trying to suggest it’s best to treat the symptoms.
The cause of intolerance is not differences in ethnic, religious or sexuality, it is ignorant bigots. It is ludicrous to suggest tackling intolerance by assimilating people into some mono-culture. It’s downright dangerous to blame a minority for intolerance of, and by, them, a sentiment that will only fan the flames of hatred.
The European Examiner reports that various politicians have called for Mr Downie’s removal but SCVO chief exec, Martin Sime, apparently sees nothing wrong in SCVO running a blog discussing one of “our” Rangers players and the “Celtic goalie”, while simultaneously blaming educationally successful faith schools for sectarianism. SCVO has offered a metaphorical No Surrender to resignation calls.
A brief comment for those who don’t live in Scotland…. Attitudes like this once prevailed but are harder to find these days. We are a modern, progressive, society, for the most part.
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Dunfr’n are truely awful –
from the first ten mins it`s quite easy to appreciate why the Pars are bottom of the league
jeez they are mince
BSR
any mention of the pars trying to get off the bottom of the league …or was it just hun news
I dont usually let the msm or any hun bother me with their excuse making nonsense for der huns financial woes.I usually enjoy it as it shows how much their hurting.
But…
To be honest this lets all feel sorry for sally as hes doing a fantastic job under the circumstances.
Is Fair Burstin Ma Chops!!
Sally was part of the myths backroom staff who spent 40M which der hun could’nt afford.
Sally like the myth is part of the problem, not an innocent victim.
Fighting the Fuzz says:
11 February, 2012 at 12:09
Surely there’s no way on God’s green earth that R*ngers can drop points against a team rooted to the bottom of the table?
:)
These crazy days in which we live, anything can happen… So, lets hope so!
pars hit the post FFS
PFayr
Whats the score ? Are Rangers winning ?
Stonewall pen
Daniel Cousin ?
Don’t think I’ve seen him playing fitba since I saw him on Italian tele being sent off for headbutting a Fiorentina player during the Huns Uefa game with Fiorentina.
Memory says he also headbutted Lee Wilkie but wasn’t sent off for that -no surprise !
Should have been a goal there for the pars, unlucky.
Pars hit the post
Pars hit the post and then have a good shout for a pen
Woo hoop!
Goal pars!!
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
get in there
Whoopey Doooo
Yaaaaaaaaasssssssss
F`ing penalty
of the hun nature
they would have got it
Pars hit the post before
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh..GOAL
HUNS ARE PANTS
Dunfermiline score!!!!!!!!!
1-0
Gggoooaaaaalll
1-0 pars
Pars 1 – 0
Ya dancer!!!!!
Comedy from papac!!!!!!
Hun defense so square – pish
Oh dear, how soft a goal was that?
Oh my…. It couldn’t happen could it?
Helpless and hapless Alan Mcgregor…………..
Excuse – Goian off the park!
King James and all his rebels are coping it, now – whooooooooohooooooo
2 poor teams playing here. Huns have gone very very quiet
Oh ya dancer..get in there..
Just popped in to say…..
D/line 1-1 Huns
Celtic 4-1 ICT
Hail! Hail!
Off oot.
May God Bless ‘Every’ Celtic Fan.
Bet 365 still have the Huns just over even money to win the game.
Pars 9/4
I was about to post that the huns should win easily …
Our game will be more difficult. ICT will sit in and kick. First goal is always so important in these games – and the earlier we get it the better.
I have a sudden desire for a Hedgehog gutter brush, I haven’t even got a gutter.
Or a hedgehog.
Goian’s glass nose!!!
This is promising!!
HH