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From: "Charles.Clark" <>
Subject: Re: Church of Ireland?
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 12:52:08 -0400
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wrote:

> The Church of Ireland is a member church of the Anglican Union, as is The
> Church of England, The Episcopal church also a member of the Anglican Union
> is the church foisted on Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century
> resulting in the National Covenant & the killing times. This is my perception
> but I know there are those on the S & I list who can put it better.
>
> Jim McPherson

Yes, there certainly are. Of course, the one who can, or could, put is best is
himself of Presbyterian persuasion so less than likely to be sympathetic to the
Anglican cause. however, there is one thing on which Eddie and I will, I suspect,
agree, and that is that the causes of such events or series of events as the
killing times run much deeper than the "foisting" of one set of religious beliefs
on those wanting to adhere to another. Don't bring religion into it, Jim. Too
many people already have!
To get the Covenant and the killing times, and a hundred othr historical events,
in perspective requires a study of history rather than of religious dogma, so at
this point I'll hand over to our resident historian
Charlie


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