Northern Ireland Firebrand Ian Paisley Dead At 88

ABCNews ^ | September 12, 2014

[Steelfish]

September 12, 2014 Northern Ireland Firebrand Ian Paisley Dead At 88

DUBLIN -- The Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years, died Friday in Belfast, his wife said. He was 88.

Paisley was Northern Ireland's most polarizing politician throughout its three decades of civil strife, during which the evangelist's blistering oratory was often blamed for fueling the bloodshed that claimed 3,700 lives.

Yet at the zenith of his peace-wrecking powers, Paisley in 2007 stunned the world by delivering the province's first stable unity government between its British Protestants and its Irish Catholics. "Dr. No," as he was widely known, finally said yes - and his powerful U-turn cemented a peace process that he had done so much to frustrate.

[muir_redwoods]

Ah yes. I’m reminded of his words of Christian teaching.

“Catholics they breed like rabbits and multiply like vermin” - Ian Paisley
“I will kill all who get in my way” - Ian Paisley
“The world will see what the Protestant people really think of this so-called peace process, which is really a surrender process.” - Ian Paisley
“Line dancing is as sinful as any other type of dancing, with its sexual gestures and touching. It is an incitement to lust.” - Ian Paisley

[billorites]

I dunno.
Not feeling the lust so much.

[vladimir998]

They say he changed in the last 10 years of his life. I hope that’s the case. He was a hateful man for a number of decades.

[protest1]

Well done, thou good and faithful servant.

Rest in peace Rev. Ian Paisley

[muir_redwoods]

LOL! Perfect