Word: belfast
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...elders of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ireland aren't usually on the streets of Belfast at 2 a.m., an hour more associated with sin than with the business of their church. So, when they emerged from the Martyrs Memorial Church after a five-hour meeting Saturday to make an announcement, the time of day alone was an indication that something unusual was afoot...
...Paisley preached as normal later on the Sunday morning of the church coup, and had put his First Minister's hat back on by Monday afternoon. He talked about making sure their political apparatus represents "all sections of society": practically that means his office funds things like Belfast's growing gay pride festival, even as Paisley the preacher continues to condemn "sodomites." It's a contradiction much of Northern Ireland can live with. In a society plagued by religious division, Ian Paisley may have become the unlikely example of the separation between church and state...
This year, students at the Graduate School of Design will be flying their designs out of the classroom and into the capital of Northern Ireland. Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design Richard Sommer and the students in his studio class “Belfast Recast” have developed proposals to help the city overcome a past fraught with sectarian conflict. The 12 students’ most controversial proposal is a plan to build a new parliament building in midtown Belfast. The body’s current home, in Stormont, is closely associated with unionist—mainly Protestant?...
...BELFAST Protestants and Catholics agree to share power...
...Tuesday's formal opening of the power-sharing government at Stormont, outside Belfast, came after more than 30 years of violence, followed by a decade of false starts and dashed dreams. Even then, this agreement has the air of finality about it, not least because it carries the silent approval of the IRA leadership...