What is the Orange Order

As quoted from their Grand Orange Lodge

The Orange Order is fundamentally a Christian organisation. The Institution stands in the Reformed tradition as the various statements contained in the "Qualifications" illustrate:-

* LOVE OF GOD – "a sincere love and veneration for his Heavenly Father. He should never take the name of God in vain".
* FAITH IN CHRIST – "steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind".
* AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE – "he should honour and diligently study the Holy Scriptures and make them the rule of his faith and practice".

We are committed to the cause of Civil and Religious Liberty for all. It is our desire to live at peace with all men and to ensure that all men have peace in which to live.

Lets remember this as the past showed in Northern Ireland its only words, not actions.