R.I.P. Rev. Ian Paisley

DUBLIN (AP) — The Rev. Ian Paisley, the divisive Protestant firebrand who devoted his life to thwarting compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his twilight years, died Friday in Belfast, his wife said. He was 88.

Paisley was Northern Ireland's most polarizing politician throughout its three decades of civil strife, during which the evangelist's blistering oratory was often blamed for fueling the bloodshed that claimed 3,700 lives.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/12/ian-paisley-death/15500151/

 

From earlier this year:

Ian Paisley vows never to return to Church he founded

 

"Blessed are the peacemakers"

 

Fixed your link:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29185055

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-16910949

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