Divided Loyalties. Ashley Merryman.
by Merryman, Ashley; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 51Global Issues. Publisher: National Catholic Reporter, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Catholics -- Northern Ireland | Ireland -- History | Irish Republican Army | Irish unification question | Northern Ireland -- Politics and government | Protestants -- Northern Ireland | Religion and politicsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The first challenge is realizing that despite the intertwining of religious and political issues in Northern Ireland, the American description of the conflict as 'Catholic versus Protestant' is a misnomer. It is as inaccurate as if coverage of the Middle East were reported entirely as 'Jews and Muslims.' A prayer to Yahweh or Allah does not change that it's a political war. So it is in Northern Ireland. The war is not 'Catholic versus Protestant.' It is, rather, 'Nationalist versus Unionist.'" (NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER) The author opines that there is a misconception about the conflict in Ireland, which she wishes to clarify through her discussion of the political issues behind the conflict.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Divided Loyalties, April 8, 2005; pp. 11-13.
"The first challenge is realizing that despite the intertwining of religious and political issues in Northern Ireland, the American description of the conflict as 'Catholic versus Protestant' is a misnomer. It is as inaccurate as if coverage of the Middle East were reported entirely as 'Jews and Muslims.' A prayer to Yahweh or Allah does not change that it's a political war. So it is in Northern Ireland. The war is not 'Catholic versus Protestant.' It is, rather, 'Nationalist versus Unionist.'" (NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER) The author opines that there is a misconception about the conflict in Ireland, which she wishes to clarify through her discussion of the political issues behind the conflict.
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