Gerrys religious beliefs

[merle haggard]

I'd like to hear yours on Jesus.

i think he should have had judas bumped off

[Simply]

You could draw parallels with his political style there which haven't always sat easily with the nature of the organization he has been a part of.He prefers persuasive rather than authoritarian leadership and he has always seen political sectarianism within republicanism as a waste of energy and something to be avoided if possible.

[Iwillin Mebollox]

How come Gerry only got a half an hour and Colin Farrell got an hour? Was that a Gaybo's insisistance or at Gerry's I wonder?

[Factorem]

I think the sacraments are some of the greatest gifts God has given man.

Whether it's Holy Communion, confession, marriage or baptism, each nourishes the soul and cleanses us with God's grace.

I'd be completely at sea without the confession box.

[wysiwyg]

If Judas has any information, he should pass it on to the relevant authorities in the PSNI.

Ok .. that made me laugh

[Iwillin Mebollox]

If Judas has any information, he should pass it on to the relevant authorities in the PSNI.

That's brilliant.

[merle haggard]

You could draw parallels with his political style there which haven't always sat easily with the nature of the organization he has been a part of.He prefers persuasive rather than authoritarian leadership and he has always seen political sectarianism within republicanism as a waste of energy and something to be avoided if possible.

Untrue , way off the mark . Your confusing his pr style when dealing with people outisde the movement and when dealing within it . He attained leadership by continually insinuating that those he now calls traitors were soft on armed struggle and would someday call ceasefires and sell out . He railed bitterly against previous IRA ceasefires and held them up as evidence of future betrayal and compromise , which then permitted him to move into leadership as a hardliner .
Once in leadership he utilised militarist authoritiarianism to quell any dissent with in the movement quite ruthlessly . He always made sure to have an IRA leadership statement handy in advance so he could then accuse any criticising him of criticising the army itself , therefore insinuate treason . This intensified post ceasfire . He did not keep a movement on board a ceasefire by persuasion when the truth was he was promoting a strategy based upon the Hume adams agreement - which republicans themselves remain forbidden from reading while all his supposed opponents were permitted to study the document in depth . He did it through fear of asking questions and fear of criticism , real fear for your own personal safety .

As regards sectarianism id remind you his parting shot to the leadership he ousted in the early 80s was to throw out their eire nua proposls as well . Which he did by playing a very sectarian card indeed . By calling them a sop to unionism .

you seem to have been sucked in by the mans pr machine . Many were before you including yours truly so thats not meant as an insult . Im simply pointing out th man is barefaced liar and a control freak who cannot tolerate dissent . He takes it extremely personally .

[merle haggard]

How come Gerry only got a half an hour and Colin Farrell got an hour? Was that a Gaybo's insisistance or at Gerry's I wonder?

Its maybe because Colin Farrel had more interesting things to say

[swicker]

Sinn Fein has always been a bit ambivalent about the Church. The latters criticism of republicanism isolated and aggravated many. I predict Sinn Fein will face difficulties in the future because of this though. The people who vote for them are among some of the most committed Catholic communities in Ireland. In years to come, as Sinn Fein continue to move from protest politics to actually holding political office, their policies, on issues beyond the national question, will cancel out a lot of their current support. Most Catholics believe in Catholic education and would not be up for Sinn Feins 'progressive' attitude to socio-moral issues.

So its a waste of time canvassing convents and the like..

[turdsl]

I am not a fan of Gays but he was at his brilliant best tonight and he set the traps for him by just keeping things simple, like he did with P Flynn, Gerry played him at his own
game and also kept it simple, Very well done by the two of them.