Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!bullwinkle!uw-beaver!fluke!ptl From: ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Bigot or an anti-Christian? Message-ID: <12@cal-asd.fluke.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 16:20:28 EST Article-I.D.: cal-asd.12 Posted: Wed Mar 5 16:20:28 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Mar-86 20:34:32 EST References: <255@birtch.UUCP> <981@whuxl.UUCP> <334@fear.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 42 Keywords: Ireland Hi, One thing to remember about the problems in Northern Ireland, is that it is people committing the horrible acts on their own, as well as people who are trying to end them but with God's help. It is clear that not everyone who claims to be acting on behalf of God, actually is. Jesus is the Christian model, and the thugs and killers, and other hate spreaders aren't following Christ's example. It is not a religious war, you'll notice that the Protestants and Catholics in southern Ireland aren't beating eachother to death; and that the bombings there and in England can be traced to the IRA and some of their equally radical opponents. Besides that, the IRA has publically stated that they are out to take over Ireland. I have quite a bit of family still living in Ireland. They don't support the IRA, and they see it as an economic war [Northshore oil, etc]. For that matter, when one of my uncles visited here, he went into a bank and almost had a heart attack when he saw all the signs advertising for people to put their money into IRA's. We had to explain to him that the bank was not collecting money for the rotten IRA, only encouraging people to save money in IRA's. Lastly, just an interesting aside - Northern Ireland is about only twice the size of King County here in the lovely State of Washington. Southern Ireland is a lot bigger. The Irish are wonderful, loving people. The media gives lots of attention to the comparatively few ugly people. Just look at the many many beautiful ones, and support them all in prayer. God Bless, Mike Andrews (PTL) -- ******************************************************************************* God says He is always with us, and will never leave us. ******************************************************************************* ARPA : fluke!ptl@uw-beaver.ARPA UUCP : {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb6, lbl-csam}!fluke!ptl