“Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison,” Matthew 4:12
On the evening of Friday 20 March 2026, Rev. Ivan Foster sat down and shared his memories of the 1966 imprisonment of Foster, Dr. Ian Paisley, and Rev. John Wylie.
That event lit a fire across Ulster, and resulted in unprecedented growth in the Free Presbyterian Church, with many new churches founded out of that persecution.
The meeting was held at Moneyslane FPC. Rev. Daniel Henderson introduced Rev. Foster.
While he was in prison, Rev. Foster was given this precious item by one of the men who was in jail for burglary. That man had taken a white hanky and decorated it with coloured inks, and mounted a picture of Ann, Rev. Foster's girlfriend and now his late wife. This item was given to Ann on her 20th birthday, a few days after Rev. Foster was released from prison on 23rd October, 1966.
"He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love," Song of Solomon 2:4
Increasing Darkness of an Eclipse, photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash
These headlines and comments have appeared in the press in recent days. I do not for one minute endorse everything found in such reports but I do see these comments as an indication of a growing recognition of that which has been increasingly taking place in recent years!
The European leader stressed it was “unfortunate” migration drove a non-Christian majority amongst the masses across Western societies.
“So it’s not just a natural tendency, it’s enlarged by the migration as well, because those who are coming in are not Christians, but basically Muslims,” Mr Orban clarified.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, GB News, 18/3/26.
Kemi Badenoch has said a Ramadan event in central London criticised by one of her shadow ministers should not have been allowed to go ahead at all.
It comes after shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy described public prayers at the gathering in Trafalgar Square as an “act of domination”.
Labour has branded the comments “abhorrent” and called on the Conservative leader to sack Timothy from his frontbench role over the remarks.
But Badenoch has backed her party colleague, saying she “didn’t like what I saw” in footage she had seen from the event. (BBC 19/3/26)
‘Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of ‘sucking up’ to Muslims to see off the threat from the Green Party as the row over Islamic public prayers deepens’, Daily Mail, 20/3/26.
The overwhelming majority of universities and hospitals in the country snubbed the Government’s offer of a free portrait of the King shortly after his coronation in 2023, GB News can reveal.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, blamed the poor take-up of the £131 picture of the King on managers in the public sector who were unnecessarily worried that people would be offended.
“All of this rubbish needs to stop,” she told GB News’ Chopper’s Political Podcast.
Mrs Badenoch added: “We should not be afraid of the word ‘patriotism’. It’s important.”
GBNews 20/3/26.
Australian PM chased out of mosque as furious worshippers swarm leader — GBNews 20/3/26.
Bev Turner instantly exposes GB News guest after he claims he’s ‘never heard of a primary school closing for Eid’ (Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan-Editor) GBNews 20/3/26.
Muslims by the 10,000s have been escaping their own lands and seeking the enjoyment of the western countries. However, while they speak of the cruelty of the regimes from which they have fled, they have brought with them and seek to impose upon the countries where they have sought refuge, the very cause of the cruelty from which they fled!
There is in the United Kingdom localities, which have been termed ‘no go areas’, where the dominant majority Muslim population, endeavour to impose their culture, customs and laws, which they have ‘imported’ from the land from which they have escaped, into the land where they have sought refuge! (more…)
