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Londonderry Republican Riots – a Mini-Gaza

LATEST | Petrol bombs thrown at media during dissident parade in Derry as involvement of children branded ‘reprehensible’

Many who lived through the republican riots of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, will know that the tactics the Hamas terrorist have used in Gaza in recent days are but those we saw almost daily in republican areas in Northern Ireland.

Sinn Fein/IRA have changed in tactics and placed an emphasis on political activity. They have been forced to do this because they were not winning ‘the war’. They have not renounced violence but demonstrate its intrinsic place in the Irish Republican’s thesis by celebrating the terrorist ‘exploits’ of recent years annually. There have been those disappointed republicans who wish to see terrorism continued and they cursed Sinn Fein and have tried to muster support for a restarting of the terror campaign.

At the ‘Dissident Republican’ annual celebration in Londonderry to mark the ‘Easter Rising’ in Dublin in 1916, the chief feature was petrol bombing by juveniles. This has ever been the standard manifestation of lawlessness and murder that is inherent in the spirit of Irish Republicanism. It also was but a display of the practice of the IRA and Hamas of sending youngsters forward to attack the security forces knowing that they will find it difficult to reply to these acts of terrorism by adolescents without  becoming targets of the left-wing media pundits and their campaign to attack any resistance to lawlessness and anarchy as being an attempt to shoot unarmed and innocent juveniles!

Youths carrying crates of petrol bombs in the Creggan area of Derry after an illegal dissident republican parade

The tolerating of such lawless displays by the government and society generally and the cloaking of the insurgency  by unscrupulous members of the press, is but confirmation that there is a manifesting around us of that prophesied in Psalm 2.

“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us,” verses 1-3. (more…)

Ignorance of what follows upon death breeds ungodly laws and practices

“‭And‭ as‭‭ it is appointed‭‭ unto men‭ once‭ to die‭‭, but‭ after‭ this‭ the judgment‭,‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Hebrews 9:27.

But‭ after‭ this‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ . . . WHAT ???????

The following headline jumped out at me when I went to look at the latest news headlines on Thursday past.

Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland?

It is a report of a member of the Scottish Parliament, one Liam McArthur, who has tabled a bill whereby, if it becomes law in Scotland, terminally-ill people will be offered assistance to end their lives!

The report continues: “Supporters of the legislation say it would ease suffering.

Opponents worry that some terminally-ill people could feel under pressure to end their lives.

The Assisted Dying Bill is drafted by the Lib Dem MSP, Liam McArthur, who expects it to be debated this autumn.

The bill was published on Thursday and will potentially be voted on next year.

The Scottish government says ministers and SNP backbenchers will not be instructed how to vote, as the matter is an issue of individual conscience.

First Minister Humza Yousaf, who is a Muslim, has indicated that he is likely to vote against the bill, which is also opposed by the Church of Scotland, the Catholic Church in Scotland, and the Scottish Association of Mosques.

Under the proposals, patients could only request medical assistance to end their life if they had a terminal illness and had been ruled mentally fit to make the decision by two doctors. (more…)

Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

The utterly astonishing headlines that filled the media websites in the UK in the last 24 hours are epitomised in the one that appeared on the local BBC website yesterday, the anniversary of the launching of the divisive and duplicitous ‘Good Friday Agreement’ some twenty-six years ago.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after rape charge

The headline is inconceivable and overwhelming and it has left many in Ulster deeply shocked.

The Word of God states: “‭Are‭‭ not‭ two‭ sparrows‭ sold‭‭ for a farthing‭? and‭ one‭ of‭ them‭ shall‭‭ not‭ fall‭‭ on‭ the ground‭ without‭ your‭ Father‭,‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Matthew 10:29. What that teaches us is the absolute sovereignty of God. Nothing happens that is not under His absolute control.

As I pondered the above news headline and the increasingly horrifying further revelations, such as that issued by the police which indicated that Mrs Donaldson has also been charged, my mind sought refuge in the Word of God!

Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife to face court on charge linked to his sex crimes case

The basic truth of our system of justice states that a person is innocent until PROVEN guilty, nevertheless the political career of Jeffrey Donaldson is over for there is really no come-back from such a situation, even if a court were to find him innocent!

As I pondered this distressing situation, there came into my mind a portion of God’s Word.

Here it is:

“‭Hear‭‭ this word‭ that the LORD‭ hath spoken‭‭ against you, O children‭ of Israel‭, against the whole family‭ which I brought up‭‭ from the land‭ of Egypt‭, saying‭‭,‭ ‭You only have I known‭‭ of all the families‭ of the earth‭: therefore I will punish‭‭ you for all your iniquities‭.‭ ‭Can two‭ walk‭‭ together‭, except‭ they be agreed‭‭?‭ ‭Will a lion‭ roar‭‭ in the forest‭, when he hath no prey‭? will a young lion‭ cry out‭‭‭ of his den‭, if he have taken‭‭ nothing‭?‭ ‭Can a bird‭ fall‭‭ in a snare‭ upon the earth‭, where no gin‭ ‭is‭ for him? shall ‭one‭ take up‭‭ a snare‭ from the earth‭, and have taken‭‭ nothing at all‭‭?‭ ‭Shall a trumpet‭ be blown‭‭ in the city‭, and the people‭ not be afraid‭‭? shall there be evil‭ in a city‭, and the LORD‭ hath not done‭‭ ‭it‭?‭ ‭Surely the Lord‭ GOD‭ will do‭‭ nothing‭, but he revealeth‭‭ his secret‭ unto his servants‭ the prophets‭.‭ ‭The lion‭ hath roared‭‭, who will not‭ fear‭‭? the Lord‭ GOD‭ hath spoken‭‭, who can but prophesy‭‭?‭”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Amos 3:1-8.

This portion teaches that nothing, absolutely nothing, happens that is not part of the divine plan and purpose. I looked particularly at the words, “Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?” (more…)