Word: protestantism
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First and foremost, the Valentine case is especially disturbing from a Constitutional standpoint. The free exercise of one’s religion is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, and the First and 14th Amendments have governed the state’s ability to interfere with religious practice since at...
It didn't look much like peace. At the launch on Wednesday of a report on how post-conflict Northern Ireland should best deal with the legacy of its three decades of the Troubles, a Protestant woman, whose parents died in an IRA bomb attack 15 years ago, confronted Gerry...
A vivid demonstration of how deep the rifts still run in Northern Irish society, the fiery gathering also showed how much has been achieved in the 10 years since political power was devolved back to Stormont. Victims and survivors from Catholic and Protestant communities mingled in a stuffy conference room...
Nestling among largely uncontroversial proposals - for an annual Day of Reflection, for example - was at least one idea that united old enemies, if only in outrage. A so-called "recognition payment" would see a sum of ?12,000 given to all households who lost family members to the Troubles, whether...
The fact remains, though, that the major speaking slots for religious figures will be filled this year by Protestant Christians. It's possible that Obama aides got so tied up in a search for ideological diversity - Warren is a theologically conservative Evangelical, Lowery a feisty political liberal, Robinson the first...