The following video clip is from The Gospel in Conflict, a resource which was produced by Laura Coulter on behalf of the Peacemaking Panel within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
This resource was created as part of a movement within the Presbyterian Church of Ireland to facilitate the process of peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
I hope you watch it! It explains things better than I can.
Below, I have defined some terms used in the video that might be confusing to those of you back in the States. If you have any questions about anything, post on here and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
“The North“: used to refer to Northern Ireland, which is still a part of the United Kingdom
“The South”: used to refer to the Republic of Ireland, established as a separate country from the United Kingdom in 1937
Sectarianism: (according to Wikipedia) is bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions within a group, such as between different denominations of a religion or the factions of a political movement. *In the case of Northern Ireland, the conflict exists between those who want a united Ireland and those who think Northern Ireland should remain a part of the United Kingdom.
Copy and paste this link to watch the video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHEWyl2xZc
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