FAIRness

Yesterday's Spotlight programme highlighted the campaign, by victims group FAIR, against the Libyan dictatorship responsible for IRA murder due to Colonel Gaddafi's supplying weapons and financial support to the provisionals.

Willie Frazer, the head of Families Acting for Innocent Victims (FAIR), has been a very outspoken campaigner for IRA victims including many members of his own family; to republicans however he is a bigoted "Brit", an image not helped by Frazers prickly demeaner or past associations with unsavoury characters - but his suffering has been very real and is in the end deserving of sympathy.

After a decade in the wilderness Frazer and FAIR were recognised as representing a silent but very real and long suffering set of victims. Documents leaked to the press showing the breathtaking lack of concern for victims of the IRAs Libyan connection finally pushed the British government into action.

Now perhaps a few innocent victims of the IRAs international terrorism will be compensated or recognised. It remains to be seen if it is really a meaningful gesture and that nothing will be gained by provo-terrorist elements or their sympathizers.

The Provos of course speak of not acknowledeging a "hierarchy of victims" which is provospeak for "republicans are top of thier own hierarchy".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nnnv8

Is it over yet?

Jim Allisters Election Leaflet

Having received Jim Allisters euro election leaflet I'm struck by four things:

First, it makes very little mention of any European issues or TUV policy on the EU

Second, it smacks of pre-GFA DUP rhetoric which is outdated and offers nothing positive or inspiring!

Thirdly, it features Jim in a number of Lenin-esque type poses; having no less than 9 pictures of the man himself, is he big headed or is modelling a side line?

Finally, how can an MEP affect change in the Storment set up? It's almost as ridiculous as Diane Dodds claiming she'll smash her parties partners in government?

For those Unionists wanting to punish the DUPers for whatever reasons, the most important way get at the folks on the hill is to vote for Northern Ireland to play a role at the centre of the union; to put Allister number 1 is a waste of opportunity, so to Diane Dodds!

Jim Nicholson and the Unionist/Conservative New Force actually have a opinion on Europe as well as Northern Ireland, plus they want to put us at the centre of the UK government like we were in the 19th century!

For me Jim Nicholson offers an alternative that's refreshing, UK unionist and honest, for British unionists voting for the Unionist/Conservative coalition will secure our position within the union.

Fundamentalist Christians

The controversy over homosexual Christians and gay clergy is unlikely ever to be solved, at least not when the orthodox and liberal fundamentalists attack each other. Using the bible as a means of supporting prejudice against other Christians is against the spirit of Christ’s love.

I think pro-Gay liberals are being coerced into or are actively committed to a militant gay agenda, which sees any plain truth in the bible that they don't like as a personal affront. Militant gay activists, like other fundamentalists, are of the opinion that they're 100% right and those who disagree or are morally opposed must be swept aside. Every facet of society must be homosexualised, nothing is worthy or sanctified without their total approval or involvement.

Funny how the Gay liberals sound a lot like orthodox fundamentalists?

Gay Christian activists believe that if they simply believe in Jesus and some vague concept of "love" or "commitment" then whatever they do is fine. It isn't. You can be a Gay Christian, but you can't be a Christian and a practicing homosexual, to put it bluntly no sodomy or sexual acts.

For straight Christians who believe they can behave how they like, so long they go to Church on Sundays, they're behaviour is governed by the same moral code.

Christian fundamentalists who believe they can mistreat people however they see fit because they feel morally superior, have lost their love and compassion and abandoned Christ’s example of love your enemy and love the sinner not the sin.

Name calling and insults isn't what Jesus would do!

On subject of schism I say go ahead! Protestantism is all about reform, acting according to your conscience, there are a lot of Protestant churches, breakaway churches and independent ones, and you can always form your own fellowship in Christ. That goes for all sides.

Westminster Reform?