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Obama goes out of he way to not offend Muslims. For example, he always calls the Qur’an “the holy Qur’an”. But he goes out of his way to offend orthodox Christians. And he never passes up an opportunity to poke the Catholic Church in the eye.
And yet I seriously doubt Obama would ever tell Muslims that they can’t have their separate Islamic schools. “Religious tolerance”
They weren’t caused by Catholic or Protestants, they were caused by one country stealing a part of another country, there were many protestant Irish Republican’s who fought for an united Ireland, not for the right to be Catholic or protestant…
That is because the man has STRONG sympathies and leanings to Islam.
exactly,
no no he has strong denials is what you meant to say, he denies he has any strong sympathy or leanings to Islam, and remember he flat out said he is a Christian so that has to shut everyone up instantly and don’t you dare look at what he actually does and judge him on what he actually does versus what he says.
It was.
In Northern Ireland?
Perhaps you should actually read the statement before making inaccurate claims about it.
Anywhere.
Thank you for bringing facts into the conversation. And for those who have criticised the president for poking his nose into other people’s affairs, perhaps I can bring them a little closer to reality. American presidents and secretaries of state have been heavily involved in the peace process, and their help in moving things along is still welcomed here. Senior American politicians are (astonishingly, you might think!) celebrities in Northern Ireland, so when they turn up there (Obama was there for the G8 talks) they are encouraged to do a bit more for the still very precarious move to peace. You should know that there are still terrorists active there, there are still bombs and murders and violence in the streets, there are still heavy divisions between Catholic and Protestant communities. The peace process is still in the balance. So Obama gave a speech, as all those working for peace there will have pressed him to do, and he spoke about the need to work to overcome divisions. Result back home? In forums like this? Vitriol. I can understand that people need a space to rehearse their fantasies about Obama the Terrible, but it would be in better taste if they didn’t use the lives of Irish children as their excuse.
But come Northern Ireland we are speaking about a religious division, does Obama miss out that the British likewise can be seen as colonial occupiers and still occupiers of Northern Ireland??
So, it’s not clear to me but it could be when the discussion is Kenya or other exotic locales, the talk is about colonialism.
Oh dear. I have very little to be proud of, as a Briton, in my country’s record in Ireland over the centuries, and of course colonialism is very important in that history. But if you think “occupation” is the issue for Britain today you see the world through strange lenses. Meanwhile take a look at the results of the Good Friday agreement referendum in Northern Ireland and (even more strikingly) in the Republic.
Oh dear. I have very little to be proud of, as a Briton, in my country’s record in Ireland over the centuries, and of course colonialism is very important in that history. But if you think “occupation” is the issue for Britain today you see the world through strange lenses. Meanwhile take a look at the results of the Good Friday agreement referendum in Northern Ireland and (even more strikingly) in the Republic.
