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Religion’s malevolence

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that currently heads the coalition Assembly in Northern Ireland was formed by Ian Paisley, a Protestant evangelical minister.   Sean Sheehan   Although he honed a brand of hate speech directed at Catholics (‘they breed like rabbits and multiply like vermin’) and the papacy (‘I […]

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Elder care in a pandemic

During the pandemic, I have been unable to visit my parents, because they are elderly, and my father in particular has poor health.   Steve Latham   It’s been especially tragic, because recently, he has gone into a respite care home, in order to give my mother, his principle carer, […]