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Doctor the Reverend '''Ian Paisley''' MP is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] politician and religious leader.
He is the founder and head of the [[fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] [[Free Presbyterian Church]] and the head of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]]. He is a [[creationism|creationist]], strongly anti-[[abortion]] and supports the criminalisation of [[homosexuality]].
Strongly anti-Catholic, his long career has included a number of controversial incidents, including an attempted assault on [[Pope John XXIII]], the incitement of numerous riots and house-burnings, and complicity in the bombing of his own Protestant community to further aggravate the existing sectarian divide.
He and his party have been instrumental in delaying the [[Northern Ireland Peace Process]], and remain committed to its final destruction. However in spite of his opposition, [[terrorism|terrorist]] activities other than Loyalist outrages have now almost entirely ceased in the province and the [[IRA]] has largely disarmed. It has been speculated that the main reason that he was not [[assassination|assassinated]] during the long conflict, was that his extremist views and behaviour actually generated such substantial support for his opponents that his death would have been counter-productive to their cause.
He is a lifelong tea-totaller.
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[[Category:Political people]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Creationist]]
Doctor the Reverend '''Ian Paisley''' MP is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] politician and religious leader.
He is the founder and head of the [[fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] [[Free Presbyterian Church]] and the head of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]]. He is a [[creationism|creationist]], strongly anti-[[abortion]] and supports the criminalisation of [[homosexuality]].
Strongly anti-Catholic, his long career has included a number of controversial incidents, including an attempted assault on [[Pope John XXIII]], the incitement of numerous riots and house-burnings, and complicity in the bombing of his own Protestant community to further aggravate the existing sectarian divide.
He and his party have been instrumental in delaying the [[Northern Ireland Peace Process]], and remain committed to its final destruction. However in spite of his opposition, [[terrorism|terrorist]] activities other than Loyalist outrages have now almost entirely ceased in the province and the [[IRA]] has largely disarmed. It has been speculated that the main reason that he was not [[assassination|assassinated]] during the long conflict, was that his extremist views and behaviour actually generated such substantial support for his opponents that his death would have been counter-productive to their cause.
He is a lifelong tea-totaller.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paisley, Ian}}
[[Category:Political people]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Creationist]]