The Paisley Paradigm

The Paisley Paradigm



Rev Ian Paisley appears to believe that his new found religious and political paradigm would be worthy of emulation. Clearly, he has abandoned his once adopted plan of separation from religious and political compromise, and embraced the more secular based blue print of inclusivety.

In reality, the Paisley Paradigm, advocates fully devolved power sharing under the shadow of the Sinn Fein oath. This oath, available on line, states:-


"I swear by Almighty God, by all Heaven, by the Holy and Blessed prayer book, of the Roman Catholic Church, by the Holy Virgin Mary Mother of God, by her bitter tears and wailing’s, by St Patrick, our Blessed and adorable Host, the Rosary to fight until we die in the field of red gore of the Saxon tyrants and murderers. Of our glorious nationality, if spared to fight until not a single trace is left to tell that the Holy soil of Ireland was trodden by these Heretics.

Also these Protestant robbers and brutes, these unbelievers of our faith, will be driven into the sea, by fire, the knife or by poison cup until we of the Catholic faith and avowed defenders of the Sinn Fein action and Principles, clear these Heretics from our lands.

Age is not to be considered in our blessed deeds of extermination of Brutes who in ages past have robbed our churches. We must shed streams of blood of these tyrants to again claim our Holy places.Report to our Blessed priests regularly upon all works and business transactions. Any cost we must work in secret, using any method of deception to gain our ends, towards the destruction of all Protestants and the advance of the Priesthood and the Catholic faith.

Our Beloved Ireland has been held in chains by these cursed foreign tyrants for ages, now we can see the end of their power.We must strike at every opportunity using all methods of causing ill felling within the Protestant ranks, and in their business. The employment of any means will be Blessed by our earthly fathers the Priests, thrice Blessed by His Holiness the Pope.

Scotland must also be swept clean of their accursed beliefs by the extermination of all Masonic and all such bodies as do not accept our creed must perish, as before the days of the accursed Reformation.So shall we of the Roman Catholic Church and faith destroy with smiles and Thanksgiving to our Holy Father all who reject our beliefs. So help me God."

In light of this awful oath, it is very evident that this new Paisley paradigm has omitted any consideration for those of the Reformed Faith, to live without threat in Ulster. Strikingly, there has been no condemnation or even disapproval, from the once vigilant Free Presbyterian Church, on Paisley’s paradigm, the present moderator, though an Orangeman is without objection. The shallow rhetoric of Paisleyism is less than comforting, for the persecuted and disadvantaged Protestants, who feel vulnerable and threatened under such a vile oath.

Rev Mervyn Cotton (Heb13:6)