Free Presbyterianism Left Speechless.
After preaching separation for decades, the Free Presbyterian message has altered drastically; the message now appears to be one of compromise and silent acceptance.
Many free Presbyterians would have been familiar with the sort of message that condemned integration of various denominations in what was commonly called ecumenical apostasy. There was a plethora of messages over the years, for people to come out of, what Free Presbyterians called apostate churches, and not to fellowship with error of any kind.
Free Presbyterianism claimed to be the voice of Protestantism, as its ministers and moderator opposed Roman Catholicism and ecumenism down through Ulster’s troubled past. Protests were arranged against anything or anyone that was non compliant with the Free Presbyterian principles. Opposition was arranged against integrated education and independent Christian schools were established, so that Free Presbyterian children would not be exposed to a worldly curriculum.
When the political wing of Free Presbyterianism signed up to the St Andrews Agreement, the church stood in abject silence, as law breakers and murderers walked free; there were no protests, there was no voice of opposition from its pulpits, to condemn this great travesty of justice when the guilty went free and the victims were plunged into despair. When law breakers took their seats on the legislative assembly, the Free Presbyterian Church remained silent.
Silence prevailed, even when the power sharing executive was established; lawbreakers stepped into their ministerial offices along with a Free Presbyterian minister; the silence was only broken by laughter, as the Free Presbyterian minister fellowshipped with his criminal friends.
Today, the news papers report that the Free Presbyterian minister is actively engaged in persuading his political colleagues to accept full devolution without delay. Free Presbyterianism is silent in the face of spiritual and political compromise, and systematic destruction of Protestantism in Ulster.
Rev Mervyn Cotton (Heb13:6)
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