I will just point out that by this post I just wanted to understand why it's such a big deal whether you're catholic, protestant, or whatever you choose to be. I just was curious why an association in the USA would still adhere to such exclusion of a whole other side of Irish descendants.

I've accepted the fact I'll never get to join, and am currently searching out alternatives, whether they be Irish or Scottish organizations, I would just like to find a place to learn and share my passion for all things celtic.

By the way, sorry if anything I said offended anyone, I was just trying to point out how groups like that over look things sometimes. But oh well, I'm fine with it all, and hope the AOH flourishes as a group b/c I support their general idea, just not the exclusion they make.

C'est la vie!