Paisley condemns militant threats against Catholics
The Rev Ian Paisley, founder of the Free Presbyterian Church and leader of the mainly Protestant-backed Democratic Unionist Party - which has the largest parliamentary representation from Northern Ireland - has condemned a threat by pro-British paramilitaries to desecrate Roman Catholic graves, reports Ray McMenamin for Ecumenical News International.
Mr Paisley, who has in the past faced accusations of making inflammatory remarks against Catholics, was speaking at St Louis's Catholic primary school in Ballymena, county Antrim, which was targeted by sectarian arsonists in August 2005.
As parliamentary representative for the Antrim area in the British parliament, Mr Paisley was accompanied by Peter Hain, the British cabinet minister responsible for Northern Ireland, which is a disputed part of the United Kingdom.
Hain described the threats, made during a blessing ceremony at nearby Carnmoney...
Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley | 3/18/2009
