Peaceful Protest
George Morrison
Peaceful Protest Word on the Week 29th August 2020. Setting aside for the moment the mea culpa of the leading lights of Irish society attending a dinner in breach of the Government guidelines and looking at the more sinister events in Belarus and Washington. In both places peaceful protests were made against Government wrongs. The […]
Chinese Overseas Christian Church
George Morrison
Chinese Overseas Christian Church Word on the Week 15th August 2020. The COCM was founded 70 years ago by Stephen Wang. Next Saturday the anniversary will be marked by a zoom broadcast. It is good in the midst of our anniversaries’ commemorations to remember one which marks the establishment of Christian Churches and not wars! […]
John Hume
George Morrison
John Hume Word on the Week 8th August 2020. The death of John Hume this week produced an outpouring of gratitude the like of which he never experienced in his lifetime! The Nobel Laureate and former Social Democrats leader was one of the architects of the North’s peace process and the 1998 Belfast Agreement. He […]
Religious Ceremonies during Covid
George Morrison
Religious Ceremonies during Covid Word on the Week 1st August 2020. Eid-al-Adha in Croke Park. A celebration of Islam on the revered turf. The age of inclusion has arrived almost without warning! The Muslim “festival of sacrifice” was a bloodless one last Friday at least any sacrificing was done outside the park. The festival […]