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\nI am going to begin this post with a narrative form more in the style of my regular writing but I am not sure what to do with this otherwise. <\/p>\n

In mid-January the BBC in Norther Ireland aired a two-part documentary and interview on Ian Paisley who helped found the Free Presbyterian Church and what is now the Democratic Unionist Party. This TV show has stirred a lot of feelings on all sides involved in the troubled history of that region and Dr. Paisley had some pretty strong things to say, not all of them what you might predict. As one article in the News Letter headlines it<\/a>, his criticism of both the DUP and Free Presbyterian church were brutal. I will leave the civil politics aside – at least to the extent I am able in a situation where civil and secular are inexorably linked – and just note another article in the Belfast Telegraph that is headlined “It was religion, not politics that drove Ian Paisley<\/a>.” In the interview, according to the online press reports, he talks about how the elders of his church forced him out. The Sunday following the airing of the programme the media were at the church he had pastored for many years with the Belfast Telegraph getting some reaction from congregants<\/a> and the News Letter finding the church members “tight-lipped.”<\/a> Lots more out there about this programme but to wrap this up let me note some published qualified comments from Dr. Paisley in IrishCentral<\/a> about the Catholics were correct in standing up for their civil rights,  a profile piece on his wife Eileen<\/a>, and some brief comments<\/a> about all this from his son Ian, Jr.<\/p>\n

\nAnd now back to my usual format for this stuff…<\/p>\n

In other news from Ireland, these items from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland<\/p>\n

\nIrish Presbyterians back Syrian victims<\/a><\/b> – from Belfast News Letter; “Representatives from churches around the world have been meeting
\nin Lebanon this week to consult with and give support to churches
\nworking to bring about relief and peace in Syria. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is represented by its
\nboard of mission overseas convenor the Rev Cheryl Meban at
\nconsultations organised by the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and
\nLebanon (NESSL).”<\/p>\n

Presbyterian concern on mental health issue<\/a><\/b> – from Belfast News Letter about a conference the church held<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From Scotland an exception to the trend that new Church of Scotland ministers are typically second career…<\/p>\n

\nChurch of Scotland\u2019s Young Turk ordained aged 25<\/a><\/b> – from Scottish Express\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nTurning to Africa, news from Nigeria and Ghana:<\/p>\n

\nPresbyterian Church, Muslim group laud Jonathan over anti-gay law<\/a><\/b> – from The Guardian Nigeria<\/p>\n

Nigerian school stakes claim to have set up Africa’s first printing press<\/a><\/b> – from The Guardian; “The Hope Waddell Training Institution<\/a>, a school in Nigeria founded in 1895 by Presbyterian missionaries, is laying claim to have set up Africa’s oldest press. But could it be so?”<\/p>\n

Rev Martey urges Christians to enter politics<\/a><\/b> – from Joy Online; in comments by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nIn Asia:<\/p>\n

\nPresbyterian Pastor On Trial On Extremism Charges in Kazakhstan<\/a><\/b> – from Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and then two days later<\/p>\n

\nKazakh Court Drops Extremism Charges Against Pastor<\/a><\/b> – from Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty; but some lesser charges have not been dropped\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From North America:<\/p>\n

\nPresbyterian pastor of NY church dies a month after gas station explosion in Conn.<\/a><\/b> – AP article published by, among others, the Daily Reporter<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And that is it for now. A few other things caught my eye in these two weeks but I am holding those for further developments or I might develop them beyond the scope of a headline post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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