Sir, - Would your readers not agree there is a certain comparison between the Orange stand-off and that of the ancient tribes of Israel who broke their covenant with God. For their disobedience, the Israelites were left wandering in the wilderness for 40 years, a heavy price to pay for wilful obduracy.
Are the Orangemen not courting the same retribution of isolation? They who are so fond of quoting the Bible to others should ponder its contents, and the consequences of their present actions. There is nothing new under the sun, and man doesn't change very much through the ages. - Yours, etc.,
(Mrs) Patricia Ryan,
Artane,
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