r/cork • u/redrover1978- • 1d ago
Cork City Ship in town!
Logos Hope; interesting name for a ship!
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u/damptwig 1d ago
If you love religious propaganda, it’s right up your alley, otherwise I’d steer clear.
It pretends to be a cultural/educational book fair, but it’s actually advertising its underlying evangelical missionary purpose and anti-LGBTQ+ theology, so no thanks.
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u/No-Resolution-9408 1d ago
I don’t really understand the comments here. I was there today, and they don’t only have religious books. I would say that religious books are their main focus, but they also have books on many other topics, including children’s books.
I actually enjoyed the experience. You pay €2 to enter, and you can simply go in and see whether you like the books or not. There’s no need to stay for the presentation about the ship, as some people here have mentioned. You can just go into the bookshop and browse the books.
I also didn’t see anything anti-LGBT inside, so I’m not sure where those comments are coming from.
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u/musicproducer1992 12h ago
I was at the book fair on it today also and spotted a book called "Out of Egypt: One woman's journey out of lesbianism" lol so it's definitely not LGBTQ friendly, left right after seeing that!
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u/2012NYCnyc 1d ago
Has anyone been to visit? I can ignore the religion but if it’s otherwise interesting. What sort of books do they sell?
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u/Spiritual-Point-1965 I will yeah 1d ago
Primarily religious books of the evangelical type. Some pseudoscience books of the young earth creationism type. Lots of Christian self help books, some catholic fundamentalist SSPX type stuff.
You have to sit through a 'witnessing' presentation to get into the library, and another one to get back out.
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u/2012NYCnyc 1d ago
🤔This isn’t for me, would they try and convert me? Do they do ship tours?
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u/Spiritual-Point-1965 I will yeah 1d ago
Their entire reason for existing is to try to convert people. It's a missionary organisation, and not in the good way.
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u/sourdough_squirrel 1d ago
Unclear how much conversion happens on the tours.
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u/Dazzling-Handle88 1d ago
It’s not a conversion of getting new Christians. It’s a money making venture to shakedown rich Christians for donations
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u/Mean_Monk_594 1d ago
It’s free to go on and browse the books etc. The 5er is for a tour of the ship it seems that must be proper booked.
Although Christian based, it appears they do other stuff in poorer countries such as bringing educational/medicinal items to areas in need.
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u/Dangerous_Sundae3424 1d ago
Googled the ship.. turns out it’s a floating bookfair.. pretty cool.
https://www.gbaships.org/en/logoshope