Brings back memories. Standing in the rubble of Portadown after the bomb… around a lonely brazier at Alliance Avenue in Ardoyne in the ’70’s .. with Rev Joe Parker in the middle of the night outside the GPO in Dublin .. on peace marches up the Falls Road and across the bridge in Derry. Just [...]
Posts Tagged ‘northern ireland’
Witness for Peace
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2009 by david | 5 Comments
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: 'PSNI', catholic, northern ireland, parker, protestant
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: 'PSNI', catholic, northern ireland, parker, protestant
Gaza
Wednesday, Jan 7th, 2009 by david | 4 Comments
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: gaza, just war, northern ireland, terrorists
Filed under: Blog Entry | Tags: gaza, just war, northern ireland, terrorists
I struggle a bit with my feelings about Gaza. My e mail is full of people caring passionately and straightforwardly about it. And I do too. But I’ve spent a lot of time in my life witnessing for peace. I gradually came to feel more and more mocked by those who are simply resolutely and [...]