Difference of Beliefs

    

    Today, we took a trip to the Garda station and to court. Just to check things out and see what these places are like compared to America. Also, going back to when we took the trip to Belfast, we learned about the troubles. These troubles were lightly mentioned at the station regarding guns and the IRA. What we have learned is that the troubles have much more to do and are deeper than religion. While that may be the case, religion is part of it, but not the whole issue. The line from Heaney's "The Other Side", 

"my ear swallowing

his fabulous, biblical dismissal,

that tongue of chosen people."

    I feel like this line depicts the fact that there is more than one way to take the bible and how to believe it. There were different sides involving Protestants and Catholics, and killings that involved that as well. I just think that this line also says that there is some form of higher power around, but it just is what one chooses to believe. Going to present day, these troubles in Northern Ireland are still very real today, and the feelings of society are still present. The man that gave us the tour of the Garda station brought it up.